Prunus tomentosa
Nanking Cherry Bush, Manchu Cherry, Downy Cherry
- Main interest:
- edible fruit, showy flowers
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Flower colour:
- white to pink, early spring
- Foliage:
- green, fuzzy, pointy, turns yellow in the fall
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 2: -45.6 ° C (-50 ° F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 8 ft (2.4 m) width: 6 ft (1.8 m)
- Use:
- orchard, edible landscape, general garden use, hedges, screening, mass planting
Nanking Cherry, or Prunus tomentosa is a native species that produces an abundance of excellent juicing, and jelly fruits in mid-summer. Mix with crab apples for a sweet treat. Has beautiful, fragrant pink flowers in early spring, before the leaves appear. It is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub that is relatively round in form. Green foliage turns yellow in the fall. In mid-summer edible fruits develop in the form of cherry red drupes. Shrubs are somewhat self-fruitful, though yields are increased with cross pollination. This is a high maintenance variety that requires pruning after flowering. Great for attracting birds to your yard.
- Main interest:
- edible fruit, showy flowers
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Flower colour:
- white to pink, early spring
- Foliage:
- green, fuzzy, pointy, turns yellow in the fall
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 2: -45.6 ° C (-50 ° F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 8 ft (2.4 m) width: 6 ft (1.8 m)
- Use:
- orchard, edible landscape, general garden use, hedges, screening, mass planting
Nanking Cherry, or Prunus tomentosa is a native species that produces an abundance of excellent juicing, and jelly fruits in mid-summer. Mix with crab apples for a sweet treat. Has beautiful, fragrant pink flowers in early spring, before the leaves appear. It is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub that is relatively round in form. Green foliage turns yellow in the fall. In mid-summer edible fruits develop in the form of cherry red drupes. Shrubs are somewhat self-fruitful, though yields are increased with cross pollination. This is a high maintenance variety that requires pruning after flowering. Great for attracting birds to your yard.
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