Prunus japonica

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Prunus japonica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Prunus japonica,Thunb. (P.nana, Hort.,inpart. P.sinensis, Hort., of Amer. gardens). Fig. 3233. Bushy plant, rarely over 5 ft. high: lvs. ovate, ovate-orbicular, or otherwise on the broad order (rarely as narrow as ovate-lanceolate) acuminate or even caudate, not at all inclined to be lobed, coarsely double-serrate or crenate, glabrous beneath or short- hairy on midrib and nerves: fls. in 2's and 3's, rose-colored or blush, stalked (the stalks lengthening), appearing with the lvs.: fr. globular or short- oblong, 1/2in. diam., smooth and shining, wine-red. Cult, from Japan, but probably native to China. To what extent this species is cult, in this country is yet to be determined. It runs into several well-marked forms. Var. eujaponica, Koehne. Branches erect and virgate: lvs. short- and broad-acuminate, the primary teeth short and obtuse but not truly triangular; blade beneath glabrous at maturity or lightly hairy on rib and nerves, rounded at base: fls. simple (not double). Var. gracillima, Koehne. Branches wide-spreading, the branchlets very slender and somewhat deflexed: lvs long- and narrow-caudate, mostly cordate at base, the primary teeth longer and more acute, and exactly triangular: fls. simple (not double), white or rose. Var. Thunbergii, Koehne. Mature lvs. glabrous beneath: lvs. long- and narrow-acuminate, the teeth truly triangular: fls. pale rose, on pedicels about 1/6in. long; petals 1/5in. long, the stamens shorter; style sparsely pilose at base. Var. Engleri, Koehne. Differs from var. Thunbergii in the mature lvs. being short- hairy and the midrib and nerves beneath and pedicels twice or more as long (becoming 3/4in. long in fr.): petals 1/3in. or more long, pale flesh-color; stamens 1/4-1/3in. long; style glabrous or hairy at base. Var. Kerii, Koehne. Fls. semi-double, the petals numerous; ovaries usually 2: lvs. glabrous beneath. B.R. 27 and R.H. 1852: 301 (both as P.japonica). B.M. 2176 (as Amygdalus pumila). CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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