Species and varieties in the National Collection of Flowering Cherries at
Keele University
Prunus 'Matsumae-hayazaki'
Sato-zakura Group
Also called Prunus 'Kechimyaku-zakura'. Named by Professor Yasaka Hayashi as 'Matsumae-hayazaki' in 1974.
The original tree, called 'Kechimyaku-zakura' has been grown in the precincts of the Kozen Temple, Matsumae. It is said to be either an intermediate between Prunus x sieboldii cv. caespitose and Prunus verecunda or to be similar to Prunus serrulata f. cericea (Miyoshi).
Location
- By boundary wall and tennis court; tag 4112, planted 2009, square I2.
- Between Church Plantation and running track; tag 4176, planted 2009, square H6.
