How to distinguish between early cherry blossoms and late cherry blossoms in Japan

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Tree shapes are different

Different branches

Different leaves

Flower shapes are different


The tree shapes are different: the early cherry tree is 17 meters high and has gray bark. The bark of the evening cherry tree is silver-gray and 8 meters high. The branches are different: the branchlets of early cherry blossoms are brown, and the new buds of late cherry blossoms are dark brown. The leaves are different: the leaves of early cherry blossoms are obovate to ovate-lanceolate, while the leaves of late cherry blossoms are elliptical-ovate, oblong to obovate. The flower shapes are different: the petals of early cherry blossoms are white, while those of late cherry blossoms are reddish.


How to distinguish between early cherry blossoms and late cherry blossoms in Japan
Tree shapes are different

Different tree shapes

The height of Japanese early cherry trees can reach 17 meters, and the bark is gray and horizontally striped. The bark of the Japanese evening cherry tree is silvery gray with lip-shaped lenticels and can reach a height of 8 meters.

Early Sakura

The branches are different

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When early cherry blossoms have not yet grown leaves, the bark is horizontally striated and the old bark is cracked vertically. The branchlets are brown in color and the lenticels on the stem are relatively sparse. The bark of the late cherry tree is silver-gray, the new buds are larger, dark brown, and the lenticels are small and numerous.

Leaves are different

Looking at leaf size, the leaves of early cherry blossoms are smaller than those of late cherry blossoms. In terms of shape, the leaves of Japanese early cherry blossoms are obovate to ovate-lanceolate, while the leaf shapes of late cherry blossoms are mainly elliptical-ovate, oblong to obovate.

Japanese Evening Sakura

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The petals of early cherry blossoms have five single petals. The petals are oval in shape and mainly white. The flowers appear to be sparse, while the flowers of late cherry blossoms are double-petaled and have a large number of flowers. It is light pink when not blooming, and the flower color is reddish when blooming, which is more bright.


Different branches

Different leaves

Flower shapes are different












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