Scientific Name
Prunus mume

Common Name
Japanese apricot

Hardiness Zones: 6-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade
Texture: Medium
Form: Rounded; dense, twiggy growth; variable with cultivar
Height: 10 to 20'
Width: --
Leaf: 2 to 4" alternate, simple leaf
Flower/Fruit: Single or double, white, pink or red flowers in late winter /early spring; fragrant
Comments: --
Cultivars: Alba (white), Albo-plena (white), Alphandii (pink), Benishidare (crimson), Bonita (rose), Dawn (pink), Matsubara Red (dark red), Peggy Clarke (rose), Rosebud, Viridicalyx (white)
 



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