The cherry tree was also burnt down during a fire which occured in the inner court in September 959; the Yoshino cherry tree at the residence of Imperial Prince Shigeakira was replanted when the inner court was rebuilt, and it was replanted twice in November 964 and New Years in 965.
天徳(日本)3年（959年）9月内裏焼失のとき桜も焼けたため、内裏造営におよんで、重明親王の家の吉野桜を移植し、康保元年（964年）11月、同2年（965年）正月の2回にわたり改栽した。