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. |
Nanking Cherry Red |
Botanical (latin) name: | prunus tomentosa |
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Zone | 2 |
Height 7ft (2m) | Spread 5ft (1.5m) |
Summer leaf color - green | Fall leaf colour - yellow |
Fruit size 3.5 grams | Fruit colour - bright red |
Blossoms - white, early May | Fragrance - None |
Habit - Multiple stem shrub | Placement - full sun, moist well drained soils |
Why would you want this tree? | Really hardy, first spring blossoms |
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 01, 2014 | Listing of Cherries |