Bloom Color: Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.
Prunus salicina is a deciduous Tree at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Thrives in a well-drained moisture-retentive loamy soil. Prefers some lime in the soil but is likely to become chlorotic if too much lime is present. Succeeds in sun or partial shade though it fruits better in a sunny position. This species does not grow well in Britain, the summers are not warm enough to properly ripen the wood and the springs are too unpredictable for the flowers to be fertilized. An important temperate fruit tree, it is widely cultivated in China and other regions of Asia for its edible fruit, and is being increasingly grown in N. America. There are several named varieties. This species does not cross-pollinate with the English plum, P. domestica. Most members of this genus are shallow-rooted and will produce suckers if the roots are damaged. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus. Special Features:
Not North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Blooms are very showy. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. A sprouting standard sending up shoots from the base .
Habitatsforest margins
Habitatsscrub
Habitatsalong trails in mountains
Habitatsbeside streams in valleys
Habitatsthickets at elevations of 200 - 2600 metres.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Canopy
HabitatsWoodland Garden Canopy
Major pests
- Alternaria alternata
American plum line pattern virus
Amphitetranychus viennensis mite
Anarsia lineatella
Aphis gossypii
Apiosporina morbosa
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus
Apple mosaic virus
Apricot ring pox and cherry twisted leaf diseases
Armillaria heimii
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria tabescens
Aromia bungii
Aspergillus chevalieri
Aspergillus niger
Bactrocera dorsalis
Blumeriella jaapii
Botryotinia fuckeliana
Brachycaudus helichrysi
Ceratitis capitata
Chalara elegans
Colletotrichum acutatum
Conotrachelus nenuphar
Erwinia amylovora
Eulecanium tiliae
Glomerella cingulata
Homalodisca vitripennis
Hop stunt viroid
Hoplocampa flava
Hyalopterus pruni
Macroposthonia xenoplax
Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne javanica
Monilinia fructicola
Monilinia fructigena
Murgantia histrionica
Pandemis cerasana
Panonychus ulmi
Parlatoria oleae
Peach mosaic virus
Peach rosette mosaic virus
Peach rosette phytoplasma
Penicillium digitatum
Phoma pomorum
Phytophthora cactorum
Phytophthora cambivora
Phytophthora cinnamomi
Phytophthora cryptogea
Phytophthora drechsleri
Phytophthora megasperma
Phytophthora syringae
Phytoplasma mali
Phytoplasma pruni
Phytoplasma prunorum
Plum pox virus
Podosphaera clandestina var. clandestina
Podosphaera pannosa
Pratylenchus penetrans
Pratylenchus pratensis
Prune dwarf virus
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Pseudomonas syringae
Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Pterochloroides persicae
Rhizobium radiobacter
Rhizobium rhizogenes
Rosellinia necatrix
Sphaerolecanium prunastri
Stigmina carpophila
Taphrina pruni
Tetranychus pacificus
Tetranychus urticae
Tomato ringspot virus
Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae var. discolor
Venturia carpophila
Verticillium dahliae
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
Xiphinema americanum
Xyleborinus saxesenii
Xylella fastidiosa
Minor pests
- Aculus fockeui
Adoxophyes orana
Agriopis bajaria
Agrotis ipsilon
Anastrepha obliqua
Anastrepha suspensa
Aphis spiraecola
Aporia crataegi
Arabis mosaic virus
Archips fuscocupreanus
Archips podanus
Archips rosana
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus japonicus
Aspergillus terreus
Asymmetrasca decedens
Bactrocera neohumeralis
Bactrocera tryoni
Balclutha rosea
Bifiditermes beesoni
Biston suppressaria
Brachycaudus persicae
Bryobia rubrioculus
Byctiscus betulae
Caliroa cerasi
Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris
Capnodis tenebrionis
Carnation ringspot virus
Carpophilus hemipterus
Carposina sasakii
Ceratitis rosa
Ceresa bubalus
Ceroplastes rubens
Cherry virus A
Chinavia hilaris
Chlorotettix minimus
Colletotrichum fioriniae
Colletotrichum siamense
Cossus cossus
Cydia pomonella
Deois flavopicta
Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis
Diaspidiotus perniciosus
Digitaria insularis
Enarmonia formosana
Encarsia perniciosi
Eotetranychus pruni
Epidiaspis leperii
Erannis defoliaria
Eriogaster lanestris
Eudocima fullonia
Eupoecilia ambiguella
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Eutypa lata
Exitianus obscurinervis
Fomitopsis pinicola
Frankliniella occidentalis
Ganoderma lucidum
Grapholita funebrana
Grapholita molesta
Grapholita packardi
Grapholita prunivora
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Heterobasidion annosum
Hyphantria cunea
Hysteroneura setariae
Lepidosaphes ulmi
Leucoptera malifoliella
Lobesia botrana
Lymantria dispar
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Macrothylacia rubi
Malacosoma americanum
Malacosoma neustria
Mamestra brassicae
Naupactus xanthographus
Operophtera brumata
Orgyia leucostigma
Otiorhynchus armadillo
Otiorhynchus cribricollis
Parabemisia myricae
Paratrichodorus porosus
Parlatoria pergandii
Parthenolecanium corni
Peach wart disease
Peridroma saucia
Phlyctinus callosus
Phorodon humuli
Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Phyllonorycter crataegella
Phytoplasma pyri
Plum bark necrosis stem pitting-associated virus
Pratylenchus vulnus
Proeulia auraria
Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
Recurvaria nanella
Retithrips syriacus
Rhagoletis indifferens
Rhagoletis pomonella
Rhynchites auratus
Richardia brasiliensis
Rotylenchulus reniformis
Saissetia coffeae
Saturnia pavonia
Saturnia pyri
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Scolytus rugulosus
Scolytus schevyrewi
Setaria parviflora
Spodoptera littoralis
Strawberry latent ringspot virus
Synanthedon exitiosa
Synanthedon myopaeformis
Synanthedon pictipes
Tessaratoma papillosa
Thrips flavus
Thrips imaginis
Tropinota squalida
Xiphinema diversicaudatum
Xiphinema index
Xiphinema rivesi
Xyleborus dispar
Yponomeuta padellus
Zeuzera pyrina