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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Rosaceae (バラ科) > Prunus speciosa
Prunus L. (サクラ)Oshimazakura (オオシマザクラ, 大島桜), Oshima cherryTakigizakura (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 |
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[1-3] at the middle of Mount Mihara, Izu-Oshima Island (伊豆大島), on June 7 2023.
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[1-3] Sakurakkabu Cherry Tree, estimated age > 800 years, in Senzu (泉津), Izu-Oshima Island on June 8 2023.