Prunus serrulata ‘Kanzan’   (syn. 'Kwanzan', 'Sekiyama')         Rosaceae

Kanzan Flowering Cherry               PROO-nus ser-u-LAH-ta

• Deciduous tree, 20-25(40)ft [6-7.5(12) m]; upright, branches stiffly ascending, spreading.  Leaves large, short tooth serrations, new leaves bronzy, may turn orange-bronze in fall.  Flowers deep pink, double (23-28 petals), 6.4 cm diam., 5 per pendulous clusters, blooms abundantly.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 5   Considered the most hardy of the double types.   The most popular flowering cherry in Western countries.
• Kanzan is a old Japanese poetic word meaning "boardering mountain".   The word conjured an image of a "native land or village of one's birth that lay in a valley" (Kuitert, 1999).  It is unclear why this word was applied to a cherry.  ‘Kanzan’ is also called ‘Sekiyama’ or ‘Sekizan’, and ‘Kwanzan’ is an obsolete spelling of ‘Kanzan’ (Kuitert, 1999).
• A sport of 'Kanzan' with dark purplish leaves was named 'Royal Burgundy' and has been in commerce since about 1990.
• Oregon State Univ. campus" front of Bexall; eastside of the Memorial Union.