Description | Korean Cherry (Prunus maximowiczii) is a small tree producing white flowers followed by small red fruit. |
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Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | white |
Fruit | edible cherry, similar to black cherry, botanically a spherical drupe |
Stems | The bark is purplish brown with long lenticels. |
Dimensions | 20-50 by 20-50 feet (HS) |
Propagation | seeds |
Native Site | Found growing in shady mountain forests and open mountain slopes of northeastern Asia and Eurasia. |
Misc Facts | The species was first described in 1857 by Franz Josef Ruprecht. Franz was an Austrian-born physician and botanist active in the Russian Empire, |