Habitat

• native to Japan
• hardy in zone 5

Habit and Form

• a medium deciduous tree
• 20' to 35' tall with an almost equal spread
• rounded, open crown
• multi-trunked
• medium texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• simple, deciduous leaves
• alternate leaf arrangement
• serrated leaf margins
• oblong leaf shape
• 1.5" to 4" long
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow to bronze fall color

Flowers

• double, pink flowers
• blooms late March or early April
• flowers before leaf out
• showy

Fruit

• fruits are oval, black drupes
• 0.33" in diameter
• attracts birds
• not ornamentally important

Bark

• showy
• dark, brown bark
• horizontal lenticels
• brown, slender stems

Culture

• full sun
• easily transplanted from bare root, B&B, or containers
• prefers a moist, acidic, well-drained soil
• moderately drought tolerant

Landscape Use

• bonsai
• highway buffer
• patio plant
• specimen
• small yards
• for pink flowers
• for interesting bark

Liabilities

• short-lived
• many insect and disease problems

ID Features

• a deciduous medium-sized tree
• alternate leaf arrangement
• dark green leaves with glands at base
• double, serrated leaves
• double, pink flowers
• upright and multi-trunked
• horizontal lenticels

Propagation

• by cuttings