Prunus tomentosa
Prunus tomentosa | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
Species: | P. tomentosa
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Prunus tomentosa | |
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Prunus tomentosa is a species of Prunus native to northern and western China (including Tibet), Korea, Mongolia, and possibly northern India (Jammu and Kashmir, though probably only cultivated there).[2][3][4] Common names for Prunus tomentosa include Nanjing cherry, Korean cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry,[5] Chinese bush cherry, and Chinese dwarf cherry.
Description
It is a
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Uses
The plant has long been widely cultivated throughout eastern Asia for its flowers and fruit.[4] It was introduced to the British Isles in 1870,[2] and the United States by the Arnold Arboretum in 1892.[9][10][11]
It is cultivated for a number of purposes. The fruit is edible, being an ingredient of juice, jam, and wine, and in pickled vegetables and mushrooms.[11] It is also grown as an ornamental plant, prized for its flowers and fruit, and pruned for bonsai, twin-trunk or clump shapes, or left upright.[10] It is used for dwarfing rootstock for other cherries. In Manchuria and the Midwest United States, the shrub is planted in hedgerows to provide a windbreak. Under cultivation, it flourishes in well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
Several cultivars are grown; examples include 'Graebneriana' (Germany), 'Insularis' (Japan and Korea), 'Leucocarpa' (Manchuria; white fruit), and 'Spaethiana' (Europe).[7]
Problems
Prunus tomentosa can suffer from borer insects,[12] and under stress can have brown rot.[12] It is not a good cherry choice for places around the world where tolerance for heat and humidity is needed such as the southern United States.[12]
Classification
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References
- Data related to Prunus tomentosa at Wikispecies
- Media related to Prunus tomentosa at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0-7195-2427-X.
- ^ a b "Prunus tomentosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c Flora of China: Cerasus tomentosa
- ^ Note: Mountain cherry is also a common name for Prunus prostrata.
- ^ Sawatsky, Rick. "Plums on the Prairies" (PDF). University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b Howard, R. A. & Baranov, A. I. (1964). "The Chinese Bush Cherry – Prunus tomentosa" (PDF). Arnoldia. 24 (9): 81–6.
- ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Dirr, Michael (1983). Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses (3rd ed.). Champaign, Illinois: Stipes Publishing Company. pp. 561–2.
- ^ ISBN 0-88192-650-7.
- ^ ISBN 3-540-41017-1.
- ^ a b c "Prunus tomentosa". North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ Murray, J. A. (1784). Caroli a Linné Equitis Systema Vegetabilium Secundum Clases Ordines Genera Species cum Characteribus et Differentiis: Editio Decima Quarta: Praecedente Longe Auctior et Correctior. Göttingen: Jo. Christ. Dieterich. Downloadable at Google Books.
- Lewis & Short's Latin Dictionary.
- ICBNrequires "Thunb. in Murray" when full bibliographic citation is given, but just "Thunb." when it is not.