| Description | Double pink flowers early in the spring on a medium sized single stemmed shrub. |
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| Pronunciation | (PRUU-nus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Double pink flowers in the early spring. The bloom period seems to vary with the weather. Blossums last longer during cooler bright springs. |
| Leaves | small coarsely toothed three lobed leaves |
| Dimensions | can get as large as 10-12 feet. |
| Maintenance | prune after flowering in the spring |
| Native Site | China |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Robert Fortune from China in 1855. |
| Author's Notes | Seems to lack much respect in the literature, but I enjoy driving past a medium sized Double Flowering Plum in my neighbors yard each spring. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery) |
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