WorldFloraDB - Prunus fruticosa

Characteristics

Bushy shrub to ca 1 m; lvs oblong-obovate, 3–5 cm, obtuse, finely serrate, the gland near the sinus; fls in small leafy-bracted clusters; sep glandular on the margin; pet 5–7 mm; fr globose, dark red, 1 cm; 2n=32. Native of Eurasia, occasionally escaped from cult. in our range.

More

A shrub. It grows 1.2 m high and spreads 2.4 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are glossy and green. They are 5 cm long. The flowers are white and have frilly edges. There are 3-4 flowers in a group. The fruit are dark red and cherry like. They are edible.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

2.4

Mature height (meter)

1.0 - 1.1

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.6

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Thickets and dry grassland. Forest-steppes and steppe zone, broad-leaved forest margins, shrubby thickets, steppes and open dry slopes.

More

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 4-9. Trees can withstand temperatures of-52°C.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or dried. They can be used for jams, jellies and pies.

Uses	dye food gene source medicinal rootstock
Edible	fruits seeds
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-