Cherry blossom or cherry blossom tree is a general term for plants in the Prunus subgenus Cerasus of the Rosaceae family. According to different contexts, cherry blossoms sometimes refer to the plant itself, and sometimes to the flowers that bloom. The cherry blossoms commonly referred to by people are ornamental cherry blossoms, not cherry blossoms that produce edible fruits.

Oshima Sakura is a deciduous tree belonging to the Rosaceae family and the Sakura genus. Leaves are often ovate in shape, with pointed tips and heavily serrated edges. The petiole has glands at the tip, and the bracts are linear with small glandular teeth at the edges; Flowers and leaves are in the same period, inflorescence is umbrella shaped, with large green shield shaped bracts at the base, white single petal flowers, and concave tips; Drupe black spherical; The flowering period is in late March. Oshima Sakura is native to the Izu Peninsula in Japan and is distributed in eastern and northern China. Sexual preference for sunlight, suitable for a wide range of planting, able to withstand low temperature environments of -15 ℃. The propagation method is grafting, and in some cases, it is propagated by pressing strips or cutting, but the survival rate is low. Grafting is mainly done by bud grafting and branch grafting.

Cherry blossoms, belonging to the Rosaceae family and the Sakura genus. Cherry blossoms are 4 to 16 meters tall and have gray bark. Small branches light purple brown, tender branches green. Winter buds are oval in shape. The leaves are elliptical ovate or inverted, the inflorescence is umbel shaped and racemose, the total stem is extremely short, there are 3 to 4 flowers, and the leaves open first. The bracts are brown in color and oval in shape. Petals white or pink, oval shaped. The drupe is nearly spherical, black in color, and has a slightly ribbed surface. The flowering period is in April and the fruiting period is in May. Sexual preference for sunshine, warm and humid climate environment, not strict requirements for soil, grows best on deep and fertile sandy loam soil, with shallow roots, and is cultivated in cities such as Beijing, Xi'an, Qingdao, Nanjing, and Nanchang.