Prunus 'Benden' #2 at Cathays Cemetery

Grid reference	ST 18087 78474
Common name	Cherry 'Benden'
Alternative name	Prunus serrulata ‘Benden’
Alternative name	Prunus 'Bendono'
Alternative name	Prunus serrulata f.rubida
Origin	Garden origin
Deciduous	Yes
Status	Wales Champion 2021
Map section	U
Height	9M May 2021
Girth	126cm May 2021
Reference	706

This tree is towards the south end of the Cemetery, on the east side of the second path junction heading south from the chapels. Its flowers are 4cm across and have 5 petals. The flower stalks are typically 20 to 30mm long. In 2021 the petals had fallen by mid April

General tree description

Prunus 'Benden' is a Japanese cherry of garden origin, thought to be probably a form of Prunus jamasakura, the Japanese Hill cherry, which it resembles. It is a small to medium-sized tree, up to 10 metres tall, funnel-shaped, with ascending branches. It flowers early (late March to early April) and the flowers are single, pale pink, around 4cm in diameter with five petals. The young leaves are coppery red or reddish brown, becoming green and finally turning orange-red in autumn.

• Keele University National collection of flowering cherries