Is one of the best known and most used Japanese ornamental cherry trees. It forms a broad vase-shaped crown that droops somewhat with overhanging branches when older. Height 8 - 10 m, width 5 - 8 m. The smooth bark is brownish-green, twigs reddish-brown. The young leaves are bronze coloured and emerge at the same time as the flowers. In the summer the leaves turn dark green with a somewhat bluish-green underside. The autumn colour is yellow to orange. The elliptical leaf has a long tapered top and the leaf edge is sometimes double serrated. It flowers abundantly from late April to early May, producing double pure pink flowers. These are 3.5 - 4 cm in diameter and are grouped in dense bunches of 2 - 5 together. 'Kanzan' seldom produces fruit. For parks, public gardens avenues and streets. It does not stand up to wet soil.
Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' môže dorastať do výšky 8 - 10 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 8 - 10 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' sa na jeseň sfarbia do žltá, oranžová."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.