Not well-suited to Coastal Plains. The Yoshino cherry, along with the Japanese cherry tree, dominates the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. during the Cherry Blossom Festival. The Yoshino cherry can grow 40 to 50 feet tall and wide, but is usually smaller. Showy flowers are white to pink, single or double, and slightly fragrant. Flowers can be damaged by late frosts or very windy conditions.
Leaves are dark green, turning yellowish in the fall.
This tree may be used as a small shade tree, lawn specimen, near a deck or patio or as a street tree, if irrigation is available. It does tolerate heat and humidity. Pruning is seldom necessary except to remove dead or diseased wood, or crossing branches that appear awkward or rub against each other. To avoid reducing the following year's flower display, prune crossing or rubbing branches immediately after flowering. Prune dead or diseased wood any time of year.