Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 8 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. The flowers are 25 mm across. They are whtie. The fruit are small. They are 1.5 cm across. They are red and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.25
Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 5.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Not known in a truly wild situation, though it is often found on sunny mountain slopes and the sides of ravines, usually as a result of cultivation; at elevations from 300-600 metres in China.
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Temperate. It is cultivated in northern China. It suits hardiness zones 6-8. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also preserved and brewed into wine. The flowers are salted and used as tea.
Uses afforestation dye eating environmental use food gene source material medicinal ornamental rootstock tea
Edible flowers fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Cosmetic (unspecified), Freckle (unspecified), Virility (unspecified), Complexion (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Prunus pseudocerasus unspecified picture

Distribution

Prunus pseudocerasus world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:729541-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017428
COL ID 4N95C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prunus cantabrigiensis Prunus pseudocerasus Prunus saltuum Cerasus cantabrigiensis Cerasus pseudocerasus