わが国の各地をはじめ、朝鮮半島や中国東北部に分布しています。山地に生え、高さは25メートルにもなります。4月から5月ごろ、葉の展開と同時に2〜3個の花を散房状に咲かせます。花弁は白色またはわずかに紅色を帯びます。「やまざくら」に似ていますが、花期が遅く、葉の裏面や葉柄などに開出毛があります。写真上は、愛知県豊田市の天然記念物に指定されている個体。中国名では「毛葉山櫻桃(mao ye shan ying hua)」。
The "Kasumi-zakura" (Prunus verecunda) belongs to Rosaceae (the Rose family). It is a tall deciduous tree that is native throughout Japan, the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China. This tree grows in mountains and can reach about 25 m in height. The 2-3 flowers bloom in corymbs-like clusters from April to May with new leaves. The petals are white or tinged pale rose pink. This cherry blossoms resembles Yama-zakura (Prunus jamasakura), but it has a slow flower season, and spreading hairs on the abaxial sides of leaves and leaf stalks. The upper photo shows an individual designated as a natural monument in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. It is called "毛葉山櫻桃" (mao ye shan ying hua) in Chinese.