Prunus subhirtella
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Prunus subhirtella (Prunus × subhirtella), the winter-flowering cherry,[1] spring cherry, Higan cherry, or rosebud cherry,[2] is a small deciduous flowering tree originating in Japan, but unknown in the wild. It is probably of hybrid origin between Prunus incisa and Prunus spachiana.[citation needed]
Fruit and flowers[edit]
Prunus subhirtella bears white to pink flowers which may emerge intermittently from autumn through to spring, and small black fruit.[3][4]
Ornamental use[edit]
The leaves of P. subhirtella have some garden value for their autumn colour.[3]
The flowers can be used as indoor decorations.[5]
Several garden forms are known. The cultivar 'Jugatsu-zakura' (incorrectly known as Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis')[6] is widely grown for its propensity to flower during mild winter weather.[3] The cultivar P. × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea' is widely grown in gardens, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
Closeup of leaves
Closeup of bark
A Higan cherry tree in full flower during late December in Boston's Public Garden.
Miharu Takizakura, perhaps the most famous tree in Japan, being 1000 years old.
References[edit]
- ^ "Prunus subhirtella". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
- ^ a b c European Garden Flora; vol. IV; 1995
and Hilliers Manual of Trees and Shrubs - ^ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a916
- ^ Nicholson, B.E.; Wallis, Michael (1963). The Oxford Book of Garden Flowers (Revised ed.). London: Oxford University Press (published 1973). p. viii. ISBN 1131802403.
- ^ Botany Photo of the Day, 7 February 2011, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'". Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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