Natural Habitat of Yoshino Cherries in Sillye-ri, Jeju

The Jeju Yoshino cherry is a tree of the rose family whose white or pale pink flowers bloom in April before the leaves appear. Research carried out in 2018 by teams from the Korea National Arboretum, Myongji University and Gachon University revealed that the Jeju Yoshino cherry is a natural hybrid, with the early cherry as the maternal parent and the mountain cherry as the paternal parent, and that it is a species endemic to Korea, growing naturally on Jeju Island and at Daedunsan Mountain in Jeollanam-do. The Natural Habitat of Yoshino Cherries in Sillye-ri, Jeju lies on a mountain foothill along the route from Jeju City to Seogwipo. The Yoshino cherry once suffered the ordeal of being cut down because it was regarded as Japan's national flower, but it has since been established that Korea is its place of origin. As the Yoshino cherry originates in Korea and survives in very small numbers, making it a rare species, this habitat has high biological value and great value for research in plant geography, and it has accordingly been designated and protected as a natural monument.

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Where it is

Region

Seogwipo, Jeju

Designation

Natural Monument · 천연기념물