Nanking Cherry Bonsai
The nanking cherry is a fast growing species that sets fruit within two years.
Nanking cherry bonsai. Worth growing in the garden merely for its fragrant white or pale pink blossoms in spring the nanking or machu cherry prunus tomentosa bears edible red fruits too ripening in midsummer. Nanking cherry prunus tomentosa is a central asian species of bush cherry tree native to china japan and the himalayas. A winter hardy moderately fast growing short lived shrub native to china japan and the himalayas. Photograph by jonathan singer find this pin and more on bonsai by carolyn hollingshead.
Prunus tomentosa 69 95in stock. Nanking cherry is a nutritious fruit high in vitamin c and antioxidants. Displays pink and white flowers in spring followed by scarlet fruits and prefers full sun. The fruit is best eaten fresh but is also used to make jams and juices.
This is a vigorous adaptable shrub particularly suited to the cold winters and hot summers of the central and northern plains of the united states and canada. Fragrant white spring flowers shiny reddish brown bark and edible scarlet fruit make the nanking cherry a favorite for mass plantings and borders. The nanking cherry this one 50 years old in an antique chinese container is not a commonly trained species for bonsai. Edible fruits are dark red and excellent for pies and jellies.
The nanking cherry has also been a popular tree among the bonsai community in japan and is becoming popular with bonsai enthusiasts in the united states today. The leaves are alternate oval with serrated margins. They were introduced into the u s. These are trees that by nature must be placed outside ideal for balconies gardens and terraces.
The nanking cherry is native to northern and western china. A broad spreading densely twiggy shrub becoming more open and picturesque with age. Also called manchu cherry. The most remarkable feature of prunus tomentosa is the dark reddish brown color of its bark that cracks over time and desquamates in vertical strips.
Flowering chinese nanking cherry bonsai tree.