Prunus maackii seed
LATIN NAME: PRUNUS MAACKII
COMMON NAME: Amur Chokecherry
In the river valleys and the mountain woods of the far east, the Amur chokecherry grows as a medium, deciduous tree with the striking, golden-yellow, peeling bark that gleams on the trunk and the large branches, the oval, pointed leaves and the short, upright spikes of small, white flowers in the spring, the small, black fruits ripening in the summer. Over time it grows an open, airy crown, reaching twenty metres or more. Full sun suits it best, with deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Amur chokecherry appears in the studies of the ornamental cherries of the far east, its golden bark and its white spikes keeping it in view in the work on the winter-bark trees of the cold garden and the cherry tribe of the northern river valleys. The research looks at the way the golden bark peels and gleams, the black fruits ripen and feed the birds, and the seed biology of the hard, stony seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the winter garden, the Amur chokecherry gleams with the golden bark that makes it the brightest tree in the snow and sets the black fruits that the birds take in the summer. The hardy tree stands the bitterest cold, and the tree makes the fine winter-bark specimen, the bird tree and the tree of the cold, open garden. It is a tree for the open, sunny, deep and fertile place.
To grow the Amur Chokecherry from seed, clean the stones from the black fruits and give them a long, cold spell.
Clean the stones from the black fruits and give them a long, cold spell, and keep the young cherries in the open, sunny spot. The golden bark gleams through the winter.
LATIN NAME: Prunus maackii
COMMON NAME: Manchurian Cherry, Amur Chokecherry, Maacks Cherry
The Manchurian cherry is a handsome and distinctive tree of the cold northeast, and its shining, copper-bronze bark is its great glory. It turns into an open, airy crown, reaching twenty metres or more. It is a species of cherry native to Korea and both banks of the Amur River, in Manchuria in northeastern China, and Amur Oblast and Primorye in southeastern Russia, and it is grown as a beautiful ornamental tree, prized for its shining bark.
The Manchurian cherry belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae, and it is a species of cherry native to Korea and both banks of the Amur River, in Manchuria in northeastern China, and Amur Oblast and Primorye in southeastern Russia. It is grown as an ornamental tree, prized for its shining, copper-coloured bark.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Manchurian cherry has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is one of the most beautiful of the ornamental trees of the cold regions, prized for its shining, copper-bronze bark, its spring flowers and its handsome form, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while its winter bark has made it a treasured tree of the winter garden and a valued plant of the nursery trade. The tree has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the large and important genus Prunus, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships with the other cherries and chokecherries, while the genus is of great interest for its many fruits and ornamentals. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a native of the forests of the Amur region. For a tree of such shining beauty, the Manchurian cherry has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Manchurian cherry is a generous tree of the cold forest. Its white flowers feed bees and other early pollinators, its fruits feed birds and small mammals, and its shining bark and leafy crown give shelter, while it is a handsome member of the forests of the Amur region.
Its economic value lies mainly in horticulture. It is one of the most beautiful of the ornamental trees of the cold regions, prized for its shining, copper-bronze bark, and it is grown in gardens and parks, while it is also valued for its timber and for its place in the cold forests of the northeast. For a grower, the Manchurian cherry is a rewarding and beautiful tree, and for a gardener it brings shining copper bark through the winter. The seeds need a spell of cold — keep them in the fridge in damp compost for a couple of months, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, and theyll sprout steadily, growing on into a tree that will one day shine in the winter sun.
Prunus maackii
Padus maackii
Manchurian Cherry tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Subgenus: Padus
Species: P. maacki
Binomial name
Prunus maackii
Rupr.
Synonyms
Padus maackii (Rupr.) Komarov
Prunus diamantina H.Lév
Prunus glandulifolia Rupr. ex Maxim.
Prunus maackii, commonly called the Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry, is a species of cherry native to Korea and both banks of the Amur River, in Manchuria in northeastern China, and Amur Oblast and Primorye in southeastern Russia.
Bark on a cultivated plant
It is a deciduous tree growing to 4–10 m tall. The bark on young trees is very distinct, smooth, glossy bronze-yellow, but becoming fissured and dull dark grey-brown with age. The leaves are alternate, ovate, 4–8 cm long and 2.8–5 cm broad, with a pubescent 1–1.5 cm petiole, and an entire or very finely serrated margin; they are dark green above, slightly paler and pubescent on the veins below. The flowers produced on erect spikes 5–7 cm long, each flower 8–10 mm diameter, with five white petals. The fruit is a small cherry-like drupe 5–7 mm diameter, green at first, turning first red then dark purple or black at maturity. Flowering is in mid spring, with the fruit ripe in early summer to early autumn.
It is grown as an ornamental tree in northern Europe and North America, mainly for its decorative bark. Choose full sun and deep, fertile ground for this plant. The fruit has been used in the manufacture of juice, jelly and jam. Specimens in cultivation have been measured to 17 m tall and 90 cm trunk diameter.