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Mature Height
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20 to 30 feet |
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Mature Spread
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25 to 30 feet |
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Soil Type
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Widely adaptable |
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Moisture
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Widely adaptable |
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Mature Form
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Rounded |
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Growth Rate
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Medium |
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Sun Exposure
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Full sun |
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Flower Color
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White |
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Fall Color
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N/A |
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Foliage Color
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Green |
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Zones
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2-6 |
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Price: 39.95
The Amur Chokecherry, Prunus maackii, is a small tree
that produces white flowers and black fruit, usually
eaten by birds before fully ripe. The outstanding
exfoliating bark is golden brown to dark red with a
glistening metallic color, which gives an excellent
winter effect and landscape interest. Clumps will have
two or more stems.
It does best in moist, well-drained soil high in organic
matter, but it is also moderately salt tolerant. This
tree has a moderate growth rate and can be grown as a
single or multi-trunked tree. Amur has a pyramidal shape
when young that becomes rounded with age. Pruning out
the lower branches allows the attractive bark to be more
visible when in leaf.
Use as a specimen tree in areas where it can be
appreciated for the bark and silhouette in winter. It is
ideal for the small yard because of its smaller size.
Its name comes from the Amur River that flows for 1,000
miles as the natural boundary between China and Russia.
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