Prunus glandulosa
| Prunus glandulosa | |
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| Prunus glandulosa alboplena | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
| Section: | Prunus sect. Microcerasus |
| Species: | P. glandulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Prunus glandulosa | |
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Prunus glandulosa, called Chinese bush cherry, Chinese plum, and dwarf flowering almond, is a species of shrub tree native to China and long present in Japan. It is commonly used as an ornamental tree and for cut flowers.[2][3]
It has white or pink flowers - single or double varies with cultivar - that bloom in Spring. Fruits are dark red.[4] Its height is about 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) and prefers rocky slopes with plenty of sun. Leaves are alternating, pointy, and light green.[5][6] It is drought tolerant.[7] It is susceptible to mice as well as these diseases: fire blight, leaf spot, die back, leaf curl, powdery mildew, root rot, and honey fungus.[8][9]
Cultivars include: 'Alba' - (single white flowers), 'Alba Plena' (also 'Alboplena') - (double white flowers), 'Lawrence' - (single white-pink flowers), 'Rosea Plena' (also 'Sinensis') - (double pink flowers).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Prunus glandulosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Flowering almond, Prunus glandulosa" (PDF). Horticulture Update. Texas A&M University. February 1996. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Dwarf Flowering Almond Prunus glandulosa". University of Illinois - Urbana. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Prunus glandulosa". University of Connecticut. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus glandulosa - Thunb". Plants For a Future. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Dwarf Flowering Almond Prunus glandulosa". North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus glandulosa". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ "Prunus glandulosa 'Sinensis' - Plant Finder".
External links
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Media related to Prunus glandulosa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Prunus glandulosa at Wikispecies- "Prunus glandulosa". Plants for a Future.
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