“Autumn flowering cherry”

“Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'.” Near the Student Recreation Center on campus.

I think our previous campus chancellor had a bunch of these planted all over campus. They're very pretty, but as I recall from a conversation with one of my experts, they will require a lot of attention and maintenance given where they have been planted. Translation: probably not the best up-front expenditure for trees…

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Prunus_subhirtella&rank=binomial

1 year ago (“Macro March: ‘Thrips’ ”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-03-26
2 years ago (“Crinkle leaf plant”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-03-26
3 years ago (“The village awakens”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-03-26
4 years ago (“Say ‘ahhh’!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-03-26

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[Danette Thompson]

Another beauty.