Prunus buergeriana

Prunus buergeriana

  • Prunus buergeriana
  • Prunus buergeriana
  • Prunus buergeriana
  • Prunus buergeriana
  • Flower name
    Prunus buergeriana
  • Scientific name
    Prunus buergeriana
  • Alias犬桜, inu-zakura, シロザクラ
  • Place of originJapan and the Korean Peninsula
  • Place of floweringLow mountains
  • Flowering seasonMay

What is Prunus buergeriana

Prunus buergeriana or inu-zakura (Scientific name: Prunus buergeriana) is a deciduous tree of the family, Rosaceae genus Prunus, native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It is also called the white cherry tree because it has white flowers. It grows wild in the mountains of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. It produces many small white flowers in spring by growing a common inflorescence. The inflorescence is about 8 cm long, but it does not have leaves on the inflorescence branches.

Common name: Prunus buergeriana, scientific name: inu-zakura, Type: Deciduous, Origin: Japan, Korean Peninsula, Height: 6-12 m, Bark: Dark brown with bark, Inflorescence: Alternate, Leaf shape: Oval, Leaf length: 5-9 cm, Leaf margin: Serrated, Flowering time: May, Inflorescence: Common inflorescence, Flower color: White, Flower diameter: 0.5 cm, Corolla: Five-petaled, Fruit stage: June, Fruit color: Red to black.


  • Order
    Rosales
  • Family
    Rosaceae
  • Genus
    Prunus
  • Species
    P. buergeriana
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typedeciduous tree
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height600.0 ~ 1200.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.5 cm

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