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Kwanzan (Oriental) Cherry Scientific Name: Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Common Name: Kwanzan (Oriental) Cherry Division: Magnoliophyta Family: Rosaceae Genus: Prunus GENERAL DESCRIPTION An ornamental cherry tree from Japan that is admired for its spring blossoms.  In Central Park, the Kwanzan Cherry blooms shortly after the Yoshino Cherry, in early May. With its double-petal flowers and bright pink blossoms, it does not have the delicate appearance of the Yoshino, but it is very attractive in its own dramatic way. Kwanzan Cherry tree along the Reservoir running path, near West 87th Street

Flower   Very showy, large clusters of double, deep pink flowers with as many as 30 petals per flower. Fruit Small red cherry.  Is not showy. Leaf   Simple alternate, oblong, serrated margin 3 to 6 inches long.  Leathery dark green on top, paler underneath. Bark   Deep shiny maroon with horizontal pairs of lenticels, especially noticeable during the winter months. This is one of its most attractive features.   Form:  Small tree, 25 to 30 feet high and wide with vase-shaped, spreading crown. LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL PARK West side of the Reservoir  East Green  West of Metropolitan Museum at East 83rd to 84th Streets  East Drive at 74th Street  Bethesda Terrace, mid-Park at 72nd Street  Across the East Drive from the Boathouse  Southeast corner of Great Lawn Oval Photo Credit: Mark Brand, UCONN Plant Database, www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/ (fruit) Oregon State University, oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/ (leaf) Matthew Brown, Central Park Conservancy Neil Calvanese, Central Park Conservancy