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Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Nakai






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Prunus L. (サクラ)
Oshimazakura (オオシマザクラ, 大島桜), Oshima cherry
Takigizakura (タキギザクラ, 薪桜)
Lifeform: sproutig, deciduous, tall tree, becoming 10-15 m in height

giant tree (巨木)

Distribution: endemic to Japan (south to Kanto District)
Habitat: widespread between seacoast and mountains
Seed dispersal: animal
Utilization: fuelwood, appliance wood and dye

one of the parental species of Prunus × yedoensis cv. someiyoshino (ソメイヨシノ)

Synonyms:

Cerasus speciosa (Koidz.) H. Ohba, recently used when seperated from Prunus
Prunus lannesiana (Carriére) E. H. Wilson var. speciosa (Koidz.) Makino

f. plena Y. Kimura (ヤエノオオシマザクラ)
索引

Prunus speciosa in Japan


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[1-3] at the middle of Mount Mihara, Izu-Oshima Island (伊豆大島), on June 7 2023.

Sakurakkabu Cherry Tree (桜株)

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[1-3] Sakurakkabu Cherry Tree, estimated age > 800 years, in Senzu (泉津), Izu-Oshima Island on June 8 2023.

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