Cherry Plum vs Japanese Cherry

Prunus cerasifera compared with Prunus serrulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Plum	Japanese Cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Rosales (バラ目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Prunus cerasifera	Prunus serrulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Plum and Japanese Cherry share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Prunus. (Cherries & Plums)

表示 Genus: Prunus

Conservation Status

Cherry Plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Plum	Japanese Cherry
Diet	—	Autotroph
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	10.0 m
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Armenia), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Japanese Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Cherry Plum

The Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) is a species in the genus Prunus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Japanese Cherry

日本の春の象徴であるサクラ（Prunus serrulata）は、毎年春に白やピンクの花雲を咲かせ、「花見」と呼ばれる数百年の歴史を持つ文化的行事の主役となる。高さ最大25メートルに達し、千年以上の選択的栽培を経て野生のPrunus種から改良された。主に接ぎ木で繁殖する不稔の観賞用品種が多く、200以上の品種が知られており、ソメイヨシノが日本の桜並木の大部分を占める。