Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz.

A deciduous tree. It grows 20 m tall. It is a broad spreading shape. The bark is purple-brown with lenticels across it. The leaves are oblong and 12 cm long by 5 cm wide. The abruptly taper to a point. There are sharp teeth along the edge. The young leaves are bronze or red and become deep green above and blue-green underneath. They are smooth on both sides. The leaves turn yellow to red in autumn. The flowers are 3 cm across and pale pink to almost white. There are 5 petals which have notches at the tip. The flowers are in small clusters. The fruit is fleshy and deep purple-black. It is 2.5 cm long. Probably now Cerasus jamasakura var. jamasakura

It is native to China, Japan and Korea. It grows in woods in low hills and mountains. Temperate.

The flowers are pickled in salt and eaten in tea or with rice gruel. They are used as a garnish for bakery goods. The fruit is eaten.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.