Botanical Name: Prunus tomentosa
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Common Name: Nanking Cherry  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This deciduous shrub is one of the earliest to flower with pink buds that open to white blossoms in early spring. Flowers are followed by edible red berries that ripen in June and July, are ½-inch in diameter, and as they are, are best used for making jams and jellies (though the pit is large). Popular with robins, finches, cedar waxwings and other wild birds. large, wide-spreading shrub or pruned as a small tree. Leaves are dark green and finely toothed; older bark is exfoliating. It grows about 8 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. Makes a wonderful hedge.