Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus > Prunus tomentosaPrunus tomentosa (Nanking Cherry)Synonyms: Amygdalus tomentosa (homotypic); Armeniaca tomentosa; Armeniaca trichocarpa; Cerasus tomentosa (homotypic); Cerasus tomentosa var. pendula; Microcerasus tomentosa; Microcerasus tomentosa f. batalinii; Microcerasus tomentosa f. cinerascens; Prunus batalinii; Prunus cinerascens; Prunus tomentosa var. batalinii; Prunus tomentosa var. breviflora; Prunus tomentosa var. endotricha; Prunus tomentosa var. heteromera; Prunus tomentosa var. insularis; Prunus tomentosa var. kashkarovii; Prunus tomentosa var. souliei; Prunus tomentosa var. trichocarpa; Prunus tomentosa var. tsuluensis; Prunus trichocarpa The Nanking cherry (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). Other common names for P. tomentosa include Korean cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry, Chinese bush cherry, Chinese dwarf cherry,. |
| Air Quality Improvement [1] | Low | | Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low | | Carbon Capture [1] | Low | | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [2] | Moderate | | Shade Percentage [1] | 80 % | | Temperature Reduction [1] | Low | | Wind Reduction [1] | Low |  | | Bloom Period [2] | Late Spring | | Drought Tolerance [2] | Medium | | Edible [3] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Fire Tolerance [2] | Low | | Flower Type [3] | Hermaphrodite | | Frost Free Days [2] | 3 months 10 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Summer | | Growth Form [2] | Single Crown | | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | | Growth Rate [2] | Moderate | | Hazards [3] | Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where most, if not all members of the genus produce hydrogen cyanide, a poison that gives almonds their characteristic flavour. This toxin is found mainly in the leaves and seed and is readily detected by its bitter taste. It is usually present in too small a quantity to do any harm but any very bitter seed or fruit should not be eaten. In small quantities, hydrogen cyanide has been shown to stimulate respiration and improve digestion, it is also claimed to be of benefit in the treatment of cancer. In excess, however, it can cause respiratory failure and even death. | | Leaf Type [3] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [3] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | | Root Depth [2] | 20 inches (51 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Slow | | Seed Vigor [2] | Medium | | Seeds Per [2] | 4740 / lb (10450 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [2] | Irregular | | Structure [3] | Shrub | | Usage [3] | A green dye can be obtained from the leaves;
A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit; | | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | | | Flower Color [2] | White | | Foliage Color [2] | Green | | Fruit Color [2] | Red | | | Fall Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | Flower Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | Fruit Conspicuous [2] | Yes | | | Height [3] | 4.92 feet (1.5 m) | | Width [3] | 6.56 feet (2 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°) | | Light Preference [2] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | | Water Use [1] | Moderate |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 6Diets of Hangul Deer Cervus elaphus hanglu (Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae) in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir, India, G. Mustafa Shah, Ulfat Jan, Bilal A. Bhat & Fayaz A. Ahangar, Journal of Threatened Taxa | July 2009 | 1(7): 398-400 ♦ 7Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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