Cherry blossom

Description: A cherry blossom (Chinese: 蔷薇科,李属,樱花) is the flower of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, which is called sakura after the Japanese. Currently widely distributed in temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, including Japan, China, Europe, Canada and the United State. Many varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit. The flowers are usually white to pink, with five petals and five sepals. Flowers are borne singly, or in umbels of two to six or sometimes more on racemes. The fruit is a fleshy drupe (a "prune") with a single relatively large, hard-coated seed (a "stone").

Locations in Campus: Various places in campus, including north of 1976 Hall, Yoseloff Hall.

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