Another popular variety is Kwanzan. This has a deep-pink double blooms of about 30-50 petals, almost resembling carnations.
– Average blooming period in Tokyo: mid to late April
– a deciduous tree that grows between 8-12 meters, with a rounded crown and stiff ascending branches
– young trees are vase-shaped habit that widens and becomes more spreading during maturity
– flowers start from red bud, opening to 5-centimetre (2 in) diameter, deep-pink double blooms with about 30 petals
– Features alternating leaves with an ovate to lanceolate shape and serrated margins. They are often reddish-copper as they emerge, turning dark green by summer and yellow, orange or bronze in the fall.
– Tends to have a limited life span on 15–25 years
It was developed in the Edo period in Japan as a result of multiple interspecific hybrids based on the Oshima cherry. Named after a mountain in Japan, the Kwanzan (Kanzan) cherry tree is native to China, Japan and Korea. The original name is ‘Sekiyama,’ but it is rarely used. Introduced to America in 1903, it was made famous by the glorious floral displays at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
