The cherry tree blossoms are white-pink, prolific, and smell faintly of almond. This tree has a lovely shape that is symmetrical, spreading, and generally rounded. The bark is smooth and gray, and as it matures has interesting dashed lines that break up the even surface. After flowering the Yoshino Flowering Cherry does produce a small black fruit that birds love (which is why we rarely catch a glimpse of these relatively insignificant drupes). These fruits are nontoxic and edible, but not very yummy to humans.