Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A.Nelson) Sarg.

Variety

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 3.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Prairies and valleys. Moist soils along creeks in valleys and on hills and mountainsides; at elevations up to about 2,500 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-6

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or cooked.
Uses beverage dye medicinal wood
Edible barks fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (bark), Unspecified (fruit), Unspecified (seed), Unspecified (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°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210946-2
WFO ID wfo-0001013950
COL ID 7MHJV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Padus melanocarpa Prunus melanocarpa Padus pumicea Padus calophylla Padus mescaleria Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa Prunus virginiana subsp. melanocarpa Padus virginiana var. melanocarpa Prunus virginiana var. pumicea