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Nanking cherry

Prunus tomentosa

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	3-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	1.5
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Shrubs
Uses
Utility	Dye
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Leaves, Seed
Names
Alternate name	Aengdo, aengdonamu, korean cherry, manchu cherry, mao yingtao, maotao, maoyingtao, yeyingtao, yusura ume
German name	true
Taxonomy
Family	Rosaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	China North-Central, China South-Central, Manchuria, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Tibet
Introduced into	Central European Rus, East European Russia, Illinois, Iowa, Kazakhstan, Korea, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russi, Tadzhikistan, Ukraine, Utah, West Himalaya
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Created: 2020-08-11 16:09:49 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:27:17 UTC by andrew-haupt

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capiaries 29 Sep 2024

https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/nanking-cherry-in-the-garden