Sargent cherry
Prunus sargentii Rehder [Rosaceae]
Ezoyamazakura (エゾヤマザクラ, 蝦夷山桜)
Life form: deciduous tree
Distribution: Korea - Japan (except Kyushu) - Sakhalin - Kuril
Habitat: mountain
Seed dispersal: bird
Synonyms
Cerasus sargentii (Rehder) H. Ohba
Varieties
- f. pubescens (Tatew.) Ohwi (ケエゾヤマザクラ)
Prunus sargentii in Hokkaido
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[1] flowers at a park in Sapporo City (N26/W3) on May 11 2010. [2] a fruit (cherry fruit) in front of the Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, on June 8 2010.
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[3] close-up of the base of leaf. [4] leaves. On June 8 2010.
References
- giantt tree (巨木)
- cultivars of Prunus
- Prunus maximowiczii
- Prunus nipponica
- Nishi, H. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 2004. Seed dispersal and seedling establishment of Rhus trichocarpa promoted by a crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) on a volcano in Japan. Ecography 27: 311-322