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Prunus serrula
(Tibetan Cherry)

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Tree
Origin - Western China
Discovered By - Introduced by Ernest Wilson
Year of Introduction - 1908
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10m
Width - 10m

Description: A small to medium-sized Deciduous tree with an upright habit and a rounded crown. Prunus serrula is best known for its attractive, smooth, shiny reddish-brown bark that peels off in sheets. Slender, dark green leaves are lanceolate in shape and have finely toothed margins. Small, white, bowl-shaped flowers are produced in pendulous clusters in late spring and are followed by round, red fruit. The leaves turn yellow in autumn before falling.

Synonym - Prunus tibetica

Additional common name - Paperbark Cherry

Flower:

Small, white, bowl-shaped flowers are produced in pendulous clusters from late April into May. The flowers are followed by round, red berries.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in clusters

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Slender, dark green leaves are lanceolate in shape and have serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches. The foliage turns yellow in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Lanceolate

Autumn Colour: Yellow

Propagation:

Budding, cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.