Cerasus sargentii

Flower name
Cerasus sargentii
Scientific name
Cerasus sargentii
Alias桜, ヤマザクラ, Prunus jamasakura, やまざくら, Cerasus jamasakura, オオヤマザクラ
Place of originTaiwan, Korea and Japan
Place of floweringLow mountains, Hokkaido
Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Cerasus sargentii

Cerasus sargentii , Sargent's cherry or Oyamazakura is one of the original species of cherry trees. Please refer to the list of species and cherry trees in "Special Feature: Cherry Blossom List".

Oyama-zakura or Oyamazakura (scientific name: Cerasus sargentii) is one of the original species of cherry trees in Japan. It grows wild in the mountains from Japan to Russia. It is similar to the yamazakura (scientific name: Cerasus jamasakura). The similarities between the Oyama-zakura and the yamazakura are also in the name of the flower, but both have dark green leaf surfaces and bloom at the same time the leaves develop. The flower has five petals, and the fruit is a spherical kernel that ripens to a blackish purple color in May and June. The differences between the two are as follows.

Comparison of Oyamazakura and Yamazakura

Oyama-zakura has a wider distribution area than yamazakura,
The distribution area is wider than that of the yamazakura,
The bark is lighter
The underside of the leaves is green.
The maximum width of the leaf is at the tip, and the leaf shape is rounded and large.
Serrations are large and triangular.
Early flowering
Flower color is dark and large
Fruits are rather large.

Details of Ooyama-zakura
Ooyama-zakura
Distribution：Mountains from Hokkaido to Kyushu,
Bark: grayish brown
Flowering Period:April to May
Leaf shape:Rounded
Maximum width of leaf:Toward the tip,
Leaf width: 4-8 cm, leaf blade: 8-15 cm
Leaf underside: green (powdery white, not shiny)
Serrations: triangular, rather large
Flower diameter: 3-4.5 cm
Flowering: 2-3 red to pale red flowers in diffuse inflorescences
Fruit diameter: spherical, about 1 cm

Yamazakura (Cerasus jamasakura) details

Distribution：Mountains from Honshu to Kyushu
Bark: dark brown
Flowering Period:Late March to mid-April
Leaf shape:Slightly elongated
Maximum width of leaf:Near the center
Leaf blade length: 7-12 cm, leaf width: 3-5 cm
Leaf underside: whitish (gray-green, hairless)
Serrations: small, heavily serrated
Flower diameter: 2.5-3.5 cm
Flowering: 2-5 light red flowers in diffuse inflorescences
Fruit diameter: 0.7-0.8 cm.

Common name: Oyama zakura, scientific name:Cerasus sargentii or Cerasus sargentii var. sargentii, aka: Beniyamazakura, Ezo yama-zakura, Sargent's cherry, Origin: Japan-Russia, Habitat: Hokkaido to Kyushu, Environment: Wild mountainous areas, Life Form: Deciduous, Tree Height: 20-25 m, Bark Color: grayish brown, Young Branch: chestnut brown to reddish brown, Monoecious, Leaf blade: elliptic to ovate-ovate, Leaf margin: serrate triangular, Inflorescence: paniculate, Petal Color: red to pale red, Flower Diameter: 3 to 4.5 Flowering season: April to May, Fruit type: kernel, Fruit shape: spherical, Fruit diameter: 1 cm, Fruiting season: May to June, Fruit color: blackish brown, Seed shape: oval, Uses: park trees, roadside trees, building materials, equipment materials, carving, leatherwork.