Ichiyo cherry

Cerasus lannensiana 'Ichiyo''

Flower name
Ichiyo cherry
Scientific name
Cerasus lannensiana 'Ichiyo''
Aliasヤエザクラ, サクラ, 八重桜, 一葉, Ichiyou-sakura
Place of originJapanese horticultural species
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Park, Horticultural species, Streets, Planting
Flowering seasonApril

What is Ichiyo cherry

Ichiyo cherry (scientific name: Cerasus lannensiana 'Ichiyo') is a Japanese horticultural species, a deciduous broad-leaved shrub in the cherry family Rosaceae. It blooms relatively early among double-flowered cherry trees. The tree has an umbrella-shaped form. It is a double-flowered variety of the Oshima-zakura family of sato-zakura (Sato-zakura) and is similar to the Fugen-zakura. The flowers are double-petaled and pale pink, turning white as they bloom. The number of petals is 20 to 30, and the petals are flattened but undulate. The pistil is a single pistil, the lower part of which is transformed into a leaf. The young leaves are reddish brown and open at the time of flowering and turn red in autumn.

Common name: Ichiyo cherry (scientific name: Cerasus lannensiana 'Ichiyo', Origin: Japanese horticultural species, Life form: deciduous broad-leaved shrub, Height: 5-10 m, Bark: 5 m, Leaf color: green to red (autumn), Leaf shape: pointed, ovate/ovate, Phyllotaxis: alternate, Serrate: yes, Dioecious, Flower type. Flowering season: April, Flower color: pale red to white, Petiole: long, Number of pistils: 1, Number of stamens: 20-30, Number of petals: 20-30, Sepals Number: 5 (tubularly connected at the base), Petiole: long, Flower diameter: 4-5 cm, Fruit type: kernel.