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Japanese Cherry
Japanese Cherry
Prunus serrulata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-50 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

An ornamental cherry whose brief spring bloom blankets parks and shrines in clouds of pale pink. The flowers open before the leaves and drift down within a week or two, leaving a carpet of petals on the ground.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Species
Prunus serrulata