Deciduous tree 15 m tall. Leaves roughly 5 to 10 cm long obovate or elliptic alternate serrulate. Leaves turn red and fall in late autumn. The flowering season is spring. As the leaves grow out several flowers will grow out from the tip of the stem. The petals are white large and 5 petals giving off light fragrance. At the beginning of summer the ripened fruit is edible. It can be planted in gardens and parks because of its tenacity and sea breeze resistance. The leaves turn red and fall in late autumn. Furthermore it has an insular pattern. Compared with the mother plant it can be distinguished by the fine hairs on the leaves. In addition the Oshima cherry is also evolved from many horticultural varieties of cherry (such as Yoshino cherry). The cherry blossom rice cake that people often enjoy uses pickled leaves of this cherry blossom. The unique fragrance mainly comes from coumarin and its fragrance is the same as that of rattan in the seven-herbs in autumn.