The maximum height of the tree is over 30 m (98.43 ft). It has five petals and is white or pale pink with many small flowers. Its leaves are oval and 5–10 cm (1.97-3.94 in) long. It has many hairs on the stem of flowers and leaves, which is the origin of its Latin scientific name. It flowers earlier than Yoshino cherry. Its characteristic is that it looks gorgeous because a large number of small flowers bloom before the leaves unfold, and the characteristic that this large number of flowers bloom before the leaves unfold has been inherited by the cultivars Yoshino cherry and weeping cherry.Edo higan. The Flower Association of Japan.
