| Description | A beautiful medium size tree. One of its best features is the exfoliating cinnamon brown bark |
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| Pronunciation | (PRU-nus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-6 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained |
| Flowers | white, 2-3" long occurring in 20-30 flower racemes, around mid May |
| Fruit | 1/4" fruit starts red turning to black |
| Leaves | green, simple and serrated |
| Stems | One of the best features of this tree is its exfoliating bark. The color ranges from yellowish, reddish to cinnamon. |
| Dimensions | 35-45' tall, rounded |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Korea, Manchuria, 1878 |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this grown both as a single stemmed plant and multi-stemmed. On a few multi-stemmed they had to be wired to hold the plant from splitting at the base. Have used single stemmed in my landscape design. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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