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Cherry Prinsepia (Prinsepia sinensis)

Cherry Prinsepia (Prinsepia sinensis)

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Cherry Prinsepia (Prinsepia sinensis) is an uncommon northern Chinese shrub related to plums and cherries. Its arching, thorny branches carry narrow, serrated leaves. Small round fruit ripens from red to purple and has a tart, cherry like flavour. Plants tolerate poor soil and drought once established.

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Growing details

Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature size
6 to 10 ft tallArching, thorny branches with narrow, serrated leaves
Fruit
Small round fruit about half an inch across that ripens from red to purpleTart, with a cherry like flavour
Season
Late summerBy one horticultural account. Not yet known for Manitoba
Site and soil
Tolerates poor soil and drought once established
More about this plant

A rare relative of plums and cherries

Cherry prinsepia, Prinsepia sinensis, is an uncommon shrub from northern China.

Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Cold hardiness · Zone 3
Canadian climate map with provinces outlined; highlighted minimum zone: 3

Zone 3 and warmer

The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.

About these maps

Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.

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