Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Rosales: Rosaceae: Prunus tomentosa [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Rosales: Rosaceae: Prunus tomentosa
Common Name: Manchu Cherry

Country: USA
State/District: DC
County: n/a
Date: 4 April 2001

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Georgetown University Campus
Keywords: A GU Manchu Cherry Nanking Cherry pink flower tree white flower
Additional Information: This cherry appears to be the garden cultivar Prunus x tomentosa ‘Umineko.'   Another common name for this species in Nanking Cherry.  This species is from north and west China and Japan.

Brickell, C. and J. C. Zuk, eds. 1996. The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. DK Publishing, New York, NY. 1092 pp. Page 839.

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