| Nanking (red) |
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| Copious showy light pink flowers that turn to small red cherries. A compact shrub with fuzzy green leaves. Grows to 6 ft. |
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| Nanking Cherry Red |
| Botanical (latin) name: | prunus tomentosa |
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| Zone | 2 |
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Description:
Beautiful flowers grace this shrub in early spring, later developing into small sour cherries which are fine for pies, jams, and jellies. Nanking Cherry is a large wide spreading shrub. It can be pruned as a small tree. The fruit is relished by birds. Leaves are dark green with fuzzy undersides. The plant works well as a mass planting or informal hedge. Nanking Cherry is native to northern China and is very cold hardy. |
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| Price last updated on Feb 16, 2007 | Listing of Cherries |