Chinese bush cherry
Prunus tomentosa · Rosaceae · 앵도나무
Look
- Leaves
- Leaves are alternate, obovate, 5-7 cm long, finely hairy above and densely white-downy beneath, with fine teeth.
- Flowers
- Opens in April before or with the leaves; white or pale pink flowers in groups of 1-2.
- Fruit
- The drupe is round, 0.5-1.2 cm across, finely hairy, ripening red in June.
- Bark
- Bark is blackish brown, the branches fork a lot, and one-year-old twigs are densely downy.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to China; introduced to Korea in the 1600s.
- Ecology
- Suited to moist soil.