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Prunus yedoensis

A small, deciduous Japanese flowering cherry tree or shrub with broad-spreading branches and ovate leaves emerging a coppery-bronze colour in spring to contrast with the blossom, turning dark green then finally red-orange in the autumn. Large, single flowers are almond-scented, blush white or tinged pink with a darker centre, and appear prior to the foliage in spring, followed by shiny black fruits loved by birds. It is said to be the most widely-planted flowering cherry tree in Japan.