Prunus rufa Wall. ex Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 6 m high and spreads 4.5 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The young shoots have a rusty coloured, felt like coating. They flowers are white or have a pink tint. The fruit are small and red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows naturally in the lowland Himalayas. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
More
Sub-alpine forests and shrubberies, at elevations from 3,000-3,800 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722050-1
WFO ID wfo-0000997299
COL ID 4N96Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prunus rufa Cerasus rufa Prunus ferruginea Prunus rufa Prunus rufa var. rufa

Lower taxons

Prunus rufa var. imanishii