''Prunus takesimensis'' ( ko, 섬벚나무, lit=island cherry) is a species of cherry endemic to

Ulleung Island Ulleungdo (also spelled Ulreungdo; Hangul: , ) is a South Korean island 120 km (75 mi) east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan, formerly known as the Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe. Volcanic in origin, the rocky s ...

, South Korea. A tree reaching 20m, it is used as an ornamental. Morphologically it most closely resembles ''

Prunus sargentii ''Prunus sargentii'', commonly known as Sargent's cherry or North Japanese hill cherry, is a species of cherry native to Japan, Korea, and Sakhalin ( Russia). The tree was named for Charles Sprague Sargent. Description ''Prunus sargentii'' i ...

'' but its chloroplast genome is most similar to '' Prunus serrulata'' var. ''spontanea'' (syn. ''

Prunus jamasakura ''Prunus serrulata'' or Japanese cherry is a species of cherry tree that grows naturally in Japan, China, and Korea, and it also refers to a cultivar produced from ''Prunus speciosa'' (Oshima cherry), a cherry tree endemic in Japan.Toshio ...

'').

Uses

As an ornamental flowering cherry, it has above average tolerance to flooding, possibly the best in the genus. ''Prunus takesimensis'' individuals make up about 5% of the famous cherries of Washington, DC.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21297620 takesimensis Cherry blossom Cherries Endemic flora of South Korea Ornamental trees Plants described in 1918