Is Japanese Flowering Cherry deer resistant?
Prunus serrulata
Toxic to cats and dogs if eaten
About Japanese Flowering Cherry
Spectacular for about ten days and unremarkable for the rest of the year, which is the honest trade. Short-lived by tree standards, often thirty years, and prone to canker and borers as it ages. Prune only in dry summer weather, never in winter, because the open wounds invite silver leaf and bacterial canker.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 177 to 236 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Japanese Flowering Cherry
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Japanese Flowering Cherry grows
Hardy across most of these 49 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Japanese Flowering Cherry
- Is Japanese Flowering Cherry deer resistant?
- Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Japanese Flowering Cherry grow in?
- Japanese Flowering Cherry is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Japanese Flowering Cherry grow in shade?
- No. Japanese Flowering Cherry wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Japanese Flowering Cherry get?
- Mature height is roughly 180–300 in. Growth rate is moderate.
- Is Japanese Flowering Cherry toxic to dogs or cats?
- Yes. The ASPCA lists Japanese Flowering Cherry as toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Site it away from where animals graze, or choose something else if you have a dog that chews.