Prunus serrulata ‘Taihaku’
About Prunus serrulata 'Taihaku'
This large-sized variety produces single pure white flowers. Coppery-red young leaves contrast dramatically with the rather large blossoms; its name means "great white cherry." Autumn color is yellow and orange. Plant hunter Collingwood Ingram is credited with reintroducing this variety. Ingram found a tree in a garden in Sussex, England, that had been sent long before from Japan. He was able to identify it from an 18th-century Japanese print as a variety long extinct in its native land.
Stages of Bloom
 Pre Bloom |
 First Bloom |
 Peak Bloom |
 Post Peak |
Location at BBG
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden (North Perimeter)
