Yoshino Cherry

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Acidic, Clay, Drought, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained

This tree is an important source of food for many small birds and mammals including robins, cardinals and waxwings.

A native of Japan, the tree was introduced to America in 1902. Japanese legend states that each spring a fairy maiden hovers low in the warm sky, awakening the sleeping cherry trees with her delicate breath.

This tree, along with its cousin the Kanzan cherry, is responsible for the spectacular pink blossoming show each spring in Washington, D.C. The first Japanese flowering cherries planted in the nation’s capital were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo.