Profile
Flowering Almond (Rose Tree Of China, Russian Almond)
Prunus triloba
Deciduous Shrub
Height |
8 - 10 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
6 - 15 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Very early, bright pink flowers early in the spring. |
Limitations |
Purchase plant growing on its own roots to avoid suckering rootstock; may be injured by spring frost; rodent injury to trunk possible; survives in INT only in the warmest sites; does not do well in SE. |
Hardiness |
INT, SC, SE (Zone 3) |
Origin |
China |
Cultivars |
var. multiplex double 1"-1½" pink flowers; common in Alaskan landscapes. |
