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Rosaceae
Nanking Cherry Flower
Prunus tomentosa
Renewal and spring.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Prunus
- Native to
- China, Japan, Korea, Himalayas
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 6-10 feet
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 2-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Nanking cherry is one of the hardiest fruiting cherries, surviving temperatures down to minus 40 degrees.
- The species name 'tomentosa' refers to the fuzzy, downy undersides of its leaves.
- It was introduced to the United States in 1882 and has been widely planted as an ornamental and fruiting shrub.
- The small scarlet cherries are sweeter and less tart than most other cherry species and ripen in mid-summer.
- A single mature bush can produce 15 to 20 pounds of fruit in a good year.
Color meanings
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new beginnings
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sweetness
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abundance