Cherry Blossom

How many petals does a cherry blossom flower have?

I’m getting a tattoo of a cherry blossom tree and I’d like to make sure that I get it right. How many petals does this flower usually have? Thank you.

Hey Rachel,

Here are some pictures of various quantities of cherry blossom petals. Many have 5, however, some species have blossoms which consist of ten, twenty or more petals. Trees with blossoms of more than five petals are called yaezakura.

5 petals (e.g. Oshimazakura)
about 20 petals (e.g. Ichiyo)
about 100 petals (e.g. Kikuzakura)

guess it depends on your pain tolerance (lol).

Marcel Woods- Cherry Blossom