Species and varieties in the National Collection of Flowering Cherries at
Keele University
Prunus 'Asahiyama'
Sato-zakura Group
syn P. ‘Ran-zan, P. lannesiana f. Ranzan, P. lannesiana ‘Arashiyama’
This cherry was first mentioned in 1823 at the Harano Shrine in Kyoto. It is named after an western suburb of Kyoto along the Oi River, famed for its cherry blossom and mountain scenery.
It forms a spreading medium-sized tree with bright pink buds, opening to corymbs or umbels of semi-double white flowers edged with pink, slightly fragrant, opening flat, c.4 cm across in mid April.
Manual of Japanese Flowering Cherries No. 66
Location
- One in the Memorial Garden, square K11; tag 4210. Planted 2012.