Prunus buergeriana

Prunus buergeriana
Flowers and foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Prunus
Subgenus:Prunus subg. Padus
Species: P. buergeriana
Binomial name
Prunus buergeriana
Synonyms

Padus buergeriana (Miq.) T.T.Yü and T. C. Ku
Laurocerasus buergeriana (Miq.) C. K. Schneid.
Prunus adenodonta Merr.

Prunus buergeriana, in Japanese イヌザクラ (inu-zakura), meaning dog cherry, is a species of bird cherry native to China (including Taiwan), Korea and Japan. There are records of it being present in Burma, Sikkim, Bhutan and Nepal. Its closest relative is Prunus perulata, from which it is morphologically and genetically distinct.[1]

Description

The bark is brown with pale eyes

Prunus buergeriana individuals usually reach a height of 6-12 m. The small flowers are borne on a raceme. The fruit ripen from green through red to black.

Cultural significance

Considered an unlovely tree in Japan,[2] the dog cherry is used as a simile in Japanese haiku for unflattering comparisons with dogs; in these the paltry raceme resembles the tail of a whipped cur, or the spotted bark the markings of a starving mongrel.[2]

The Mine-tatae (峰湛), a large specimen growing in the Suwa Grand Shrine and the subject of veneration

References

  1. ↑ Liu, Xiao-Lin; Wen, Jun; Nie, Ze-Long; Johnson, Gabriel; Liang, Zong-Suo; Chang, Zhao-Yang (14 December 2012). "Polyphyly of the Padus group of Prunus (Rosaceae) and the evolution of biogeographic disjunctions between eastern Asia and eastern North America". Journal of Plant Research. 126 (3): 351–361. doi:10.1007/s10265-012-0535-1. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Gill, Robin D (31 October 2006). Cherry Blossom Epiphany — The Poetry And Philosophy of a Flowering Tree — A selection, translation and lengthy explication of 3000 haiku, waka, senryû and kyôka about a major theme from I.P.O.O.H. (In Praise Of Olde Haiku). Paraverse Press. p. 33-38. ISBN 9780974261867.
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