Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Prunus spinosissima Tree


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Prunus spinosissima. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Amygdalus spinosissima

Ref No: 12298
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tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs

foliage: Deciduous

size: Low shrubs

leaf type: Simple leaves

types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries

flowering period: Spring

leaf colour: Leaves green

plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative pink flowers

Prunus spinosissima (Bunge) Franch. (syn. Amygdalus spinosissima Bunge) (Rosaceae) native of the Kizil Kum, Tien Shan, Pamir-Alai, N. Iran and Afghanistan, in rocky places in the mountains at 700-2600 m, flowering in April. Low, spiny, deciduous shrub to 1 m and more across. Leaves elliptic-obovate to oblanceolate, to 2 cm long. Flowers pale pink, 1.5-2 cm across. Fruit oval to rounded. Dry, well-drained soil; full sun. Hardy to -20°C.

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