There are several varieties:
Prunus serrulata var.
hupehensis (Ingram) Ingram.
Central China.
Not accepted as distinct by the Flora of China.

Prunus serrulata var.
lannesiana (Carrière) Makino (syn.
Cerasus lannesiana Carrière; Prunus lannesiana (Carrière) E. H. Wilson).
Japan.

Prunus serrulata var.
pubescens (Makino) Nakai.
Korea, northeastern China.

Prunus serrulata var.
serrulata (syn.
var.
spontanea).
Japan, Korea, China.

Prunus serrulata var.
spontanea (Maxim.)
E. H. Wilson (syn.
Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz.)

Some important cultivars include:
'Amanogawa'.
Fastigiate cherry, with columnar habit; flowers semi-double, pale pink.

'Kanzan'.
= 'Sekiyama', 'Kwanzan', or 'Kansan'.
Kanzan Cherry.
Flowers pink, double; young leaves bronze-coloured at first, becoming green.

'Kiku-shidare'.
Cheal's Weeping Cherry.
Stems weeping; flowers double, pink.
Tends to be short-lived.

'Shirofugen'.
= 'Shiro-fugen'.
Flowers double, deep pink at first, fading to pale pink.

'Shirotae'.
Mt. Fuji Cherry.
Very low, broad crown with nearly horizontal branching; flowers pure white, semi-double.

'Tai Haku'.
Great White Cherry.
Flowers single, white, very large (up to 8 cm diameter); young leaves bronze-coloured at first, becoming green.

'Ukon'.
= 'Grandiflora', P. serrulata f. grandiflora Wagner.
Green Cherry.
Flowers semi-double, cream-white or pale yellow.
Young leaves light bronzy-green.
Fall leaf color can be purple or rusty-red.
There are several varieties:
Prunus serrulata var. hupehensis (Ingram) Ingram. Central China. Not accepted as distinct by the Flora of China.
Prunus serrulata var. lannesiana (Carrière) Makino (syn. Cerasus lannesiana Carrière; Prunus lannesiana (Carrière) E. H. Wilson). Japan.
Prunus serrulata var. pubescens (Makino) Nakai. Korea, northeastern China.
Prunus serrulata var. serrulata (syn. var. spontanea). Japan, Korea, China.
Prunus serrulata var. spontanea (Maxim.) E. H. Wilson (syn. Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz.)
Some important cultivars include:
'Amanogawa'. Fastigiate cherry, with columnar habit; flowers semi-double, pale pink.
'Kanzan'. = 'Sekiyama', 'Kwanzan', or 'Kansan'. Kanzan Cherry. Flowers pink, double; young leaves bronze-coloured at first, becoming green.
'Kiku-shidare'. Cheal's Weeping Cherry. Stems weeping; flowers double, pink. Tends to be short-lived.
'Shirofugen'. = 'Shiro-fugen'. Flowers double, deep pink at first, fading to pale pink.
'Shirotae'. Mt. Fuji Cherry. Very low, broad crown with nearly horizontal branching; flowers pure white, semi-double.
'Tai Haku'. Great White Cherry. Flowers single, white, very large (up to 8 cm diameter); young leaves bronze-coloured at first, becoming green.
'Ukon'. = 'Grandiflora', P. serrulata f. grandiflora Wagner. Green Cherry. Flowers semi-double, cream-white or pale yellow. Young leaves light bronzy-green. Fall leaf color can be purple or rusty-red.
Prunus serrulata