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Tree Tour: Nanking Cherry
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(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.WascanaPark.com)
Location: (2004)
Kiwanis Park, east of Ken MacLeod Field.
- Botanical Name: Prunus tomentosa
- Drought Tolerant/Sun/Attracts Wildlife
- Height & Spread: 2m x 2m
- Form: upright spreading
- Leaf: alternate; dull green; deeply veined; hairy; no fall colour
- Flower: pink; in spring before leaves
- Fruit: bright red cherry
- Use: shrub border; birds love the fruit; attracts bees;
good for eating and preserving
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(Information from the City of Regina, Tree Tour Guidebook)
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