Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
Yoshino Cherry
Akebono flowering cherry opens soft pink blossoms that lighten toward white. Its rounded young crown grows broader with age, while glossy green summer leaves turn yellow and orange in autumn.
Its structure combines upright growth and outward-spreading growth. Growth is moderate. The leaves are shed for winter. Autumn foliage can bring yellow and orange tones.
Choose a sunny, open site. Provide acidic, well-drained soil and maintain even moisture.
Size
• Height: 25-35 ft
• Width: 25-40 ft
Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 5b–8a
Best Uses
• Border
• Specimen
- Plant type
- Deciduous Tree
- Height
- 25-35 ft
- Width
- 25-40 ft
- Hardiness zones
- 5b–8a
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Flower color
- Pink, White
- Leaf color
- Dark Green
- Fall color
- Orange, Yellow
- Fruit color
- Black
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Soil
- Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy
- Landscape use
- Border, Specimen
- Shape
- Rounded, Spreading, Upright, Vase Shaped
- Bark
- Furrowed, Smooth
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
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