![]() Many of them were different from the typical cherry tree shapes and flowers for cherry blossom viewing that people today imagine. In Europe and North America, however, there were not many wild cherry trees with many large flowers suitable for cherry blossom viewing. In the mainstream classification in Japan, China, and Russia, on the other hand, ornamental cherry trees are classified into the genus Cerasus, which consists of about 100 species separated from the genus Prunus, and the genus Cerasus does not include Prunus salicina, Prunus persica (Peach), Prunus mume, Prunus grayana, amongst others. ![]() In the mainstream classification in Europe and North America, cherry trees for ornamental purposes are classified into the genus Prunus which consists of about 400 species. Wild species of the cherry tree is widely distributed mainly in the Northern hemisphere. It is considered the national flower of Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to be confused with cherry trees that produce fruit for eating. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus Prunus or Prunus subg.
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