
About this Yoshino Cherry
First introduced to Europe in the early 1900’s, this cherry is a hybrid of unknown origin, but is commonly cultivated in Japan, especially around Tokyo and Yokohama where it is known as the Yoshino cherry. It is a deciduous, free-flowering tree, widely planted in gardens due to its vibrant displays of blossom. The tree’s small cherry-like fruit are an important source of food for many garden birds and small mammals.
Once described by the great plant collector Ernest Wilson as ‘remarkably distinct from all other Japanese or Chinese cherries, and one of the most floriferous and beautiful’. The Yoshino cherry, which is unknown in the wild, is now one of the most widely cultivated flowering cherries in temperate climates. In recent years, RBGE has undertaken four plant collecting trips to Japan, and is currently raising plants from the seed collected during these ventures, which will be added to the Garden’s Living Collection in future years.
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