Species and varieties in the National Collection of Flowering Cherries at
Keele University
Prunus 'Washi-no-o' ('Eagle's Tail')
Sato-zakura Group
Named after a hillside in Kyoto City famous for cherries between C13 and C16 but now built over.
It is an old cultivar named after the above described first in 1681; it was exported from the late C19 until the 1930s.
The single white flowers, faintly flushed pink in bud, 4-4.5 cm dia in clusters of 3-4 on short stalks are fragrant with 5-8 petals and one pistil and are produced freely. The flowering season is from mid to late April. It has a healthy vigorous robust growth forming an umbrella-shaped tree to 10m high and c.15m wide.
Young foliage is light brownish or brownish-green, appearing at the same time as the flowers. The autumn colours are rich yellow. It is surpassed by Prunus 'Tai-haku'.
Location
- Between running track and Church Plantation; tag 4068, planted 2008, square H6.
