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 (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Rosales (蔷薇目)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
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)

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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

日本樱花（Prunus serrulata）是日本春天的标志，每年春天盛开白色和粉色的花云，延续数百年的文化活动「赏花」（花见）由此而来。树高可达25米，经过千年的选择性培育，由野生樱属植物改良而来，主要通过嫁接繁殖的不育观赏品种为主。已知品种超过200种，染井吉野樱（Somei Yoshino）占据日本著名樱花大道的绝大部分。