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Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
Medium-sized tree produces very attractive light pink flowers that are semi-double and appear before dark green leaves. Akebono translates as "dawn" or "daybreak."
Location: Cherry Cultivars Area, Parking Lot Hill
Photo by Arie Peterse, Tama Forest Science Garden, Tokyo, Japan
From Japanese Flowering Cherries by Wybe Kuitert (courtesy Timber Press).