Cerasus nipponica var. kurilensis f. hayashii

Japanese name: ビロードチシマザクラ
Scientific name: Cerasus nipponica var. kurilensis f. hayashii

[Overview]
A deciduous small tree.
This is the especially hairy type among the variants of Takane-zakura.
The trunk branches from the base.
The bark is dark gray and glossy, with scattered lenticels.
The leaves are obovate to obovate-elliptic, with a tail-like pointed tip and a base that is lopsided.
The leaves are hairy on both surfaces, densely so on the veins of the underside.
The leaf margin has sharp double serrations that are incised and end in a gland.
The petiole is densely covered with spreading hairs and has 2 nectar glands in the upper part.
It flowers at the same time as the leaves unfold.
The flowers are borne 2–3 per umbel in the leaf axils of the previous year's branches, and are pale pink with 5 petals.
The petals are broadly obovate to broadly elliptic.
The calyx tube, flower stalk and pedicels are hairy.

[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings or grafting.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained site.
If it becomes too large in a garden planting, it is good to restrict the space for root growth with a fabric pot to control the size of the tree.
While it is a young tree, protect it from frost by laying straw around the base.
Also, it is better not to cut branches needlessly when it is not necessary.
Pests and diseases are numerous, so care is needed.

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