Species profile
Japanese Cherry
Prunus serrulata
1,727 on Toronto's streets — 0.25% of the city's catalogued canopy.
🌸 Blooms Apr 28 – May 10: pink-white cherry blossom, iconic
🍁 Fall colour Oct 5 – Oct 20: bronze-red
Prunus serrulata or Japanese cherry is a species of cherry tree that grows wild in Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam. The term also refers to a cultivar produced from Prunus speciosa, a cherry tree endemic in Japan. Historically, the Japanese have developed many cultivars by selective breeding of cherry trees, which are produced by the complicated crossing of several wild species, and they are used
Where they cluster
| Neighbourhood | Trees |
|---|---|
| High Park-Swansea | 130 |
| Humber Summit | 44 |
| Alderwood | 38 |
| Bedford Park-Nortown | 37 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 37 |
| West Hill | 31 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 28 |
| Agincourt North | 27 |
Notable specimens
- 123 cm DBH at 140 COLBORNE LODGE DR · view →
- 99 cm DBH at 140 COLBORNE LODGE DR · view →
- 89 cm DBH at 2524 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · view →
- 86 cm DBH at 62 HORNSHILL DR · view →
- 86 cm DBH at 140 COLBORNE LODGE DR · view →
- 85 cm DBH at 39 CALUMET CRES · view →
- 85 cm DBH at 11 ANNEKE RD · view →
- 83 cm DBH at 270 ARLINGTON AVE · view →