#flowering cherry

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 16 April 2026

This young specimen of Prunus × incam 'Okamé' (flowering cherry) is certainly proving that the blossom, as stated in the reference texts, “is borne in profusion”. This is a rounded-headed, small deciduous tree which favours a sunny position. It also produces orange and red leaves in autumn.

Jill Raggett

[rainie-is-seasonchange]

Flowering cherry.

Tokyo, Japan.

[morganr26]

🌸🌸🌸

[madeleineengland]

Cherry blossoms 🌸

[heaveninawildflower]

'Emerald Doves on Flowering Cherry' (18th century) by Sō Shiseki (Japanese, 1715 – 1786).

Silk painting.

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

[climbhighsleeplow]

Flowering Cherry (April 10)

[faguscarolinensis]

Xylocopa virginica on Prunus x 'NCPH1' / Eastern Carpenter Bee on Pink Cascade Flowering Cherry at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[my--little--corner]

April 2023

The "Yellow Bird" magnolia is looking well (much better than the other varieties!) and the flowering cherry is starting to bloom