Tuesday 22 March 2016

Prunus incisa

Prunus incisa

 
Common name: Fuji cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Leaf: lance-shaped leaves, lanceolate to elliptic. Teeth on leaf margins (hence 'incisa')
Flowers: Corymb of flowers 1.5cm wide opening before the leaves in early spring, petals white or palest pink, becoming deeper pink in the center
Habit: deciduous, upright, multi-stemmed, suckering, dense shrub
Form: oval to round
Height:10-20'; Spread: 10-15'
Culture: Plant in full to part sun in moist, well- drained mineral soils. This species is used to breed dwarf cherry trees. Hardy in USDA zone 6-9.
Uses: specimen, woodland margin, spring interest.
Origin: Japan


P. incisa 'Koji-no-mai' leaves


P. incisa 'ko Jo No Mai'

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