Prunus humilis seeds Gaiguo seed

LATIN NAME: PRUNUS HUMILIS

COMMON NAME: Chinese Dwarf Cherry

The Chinese dwarf cherry blushes the low, spreading shrub with the slender, twiggy branches and the oval, finely toothed, green leaves, the small, white to pale-pink flowers opening in the clusters along the bare twigs through the early spring, and the round, bright-red, glossy fruits following in the early summer, each fruit sweet and juicy when ripe. The shrub grows into the dense, bushy form, and it stands the cold and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The small, sweet fruits of the Chinese dwarf cherry hold a recognised place in the research on the hardy fruit shrubs of the rose family, and the species appears in the studies of the fruit sugar chemistry and the cold and drought tolerance. The work looks at the early, generous cropping, the calcium-rich fruits, and the seed biology. The food scientists value the sweet, juicy berries, and the growers of the small hardy fruit bushes keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cold garden, the Chinese dwarf cherry blushes the spring twigs with the pale flowers. The sweet red berries of the early summer serve the table, the jams and the juices for the ages, and they are picked and eaten straight from the bush. The shrub makes the fine low hedge and the wildlife plant. It grows well in the moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Early-blooming, sweet and cold-hardy.

To grow the Chinese Dwarf Cherry from seed, crack the stones gently, then press them into the moist, gritty bed in the autumn, keep the bed gently moist through the winter, and the seedlings show themselves in the spring.

Keep the bed gently moist, and pot the young trees on as they grow. The blushing blossom fills out after the first seasons. Let the young shrubs grow on in the sunny, moist ground, and the blushing blossom will colour the early spring.

use:Edible fruit . Medicinal