Prunus leveilleana is a wild cherry tree of Japan, Korea, and China that blooms a little later than Japanese mountain cherry (Prunus jamasakura), with nearly white flowers and green (not reddish) new leaves. It doesn't grow wild in the US.
Appearance
- Growth form
- A tall tree that can pass 65 ft (20 m).
- Leaves
- New leaves come out green while the tree is in bloom; in fall they turn reddish brown to crimson.
- Flowers
- Single, white to pale pink flowers, a little smaller than those of Japanese mountain cherry, open along with the new leaves in spring. Flower stalks are often hairy.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- mountain forests
- Range
- Native to Japan (Hokkaido to northern Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is not native to North America.
Name and classification
- About the name
- Its classification has shifted many times. It has been treated as a hairy variety of Japanese hill cherry (Prunus serrulata var. pubescens) and as Prunus verecunda, but is now usually treated as its own species.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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