Prunus tenella
Dwarf Russian almond
Prunus tenella is a dwarf flowering Almond Tree. It is a small deciduous bushy shrub with upright shoots and narrowly oval, glossy leaves. Shallowly cup-shaped, bright pink flowers appear from mid - to late spring. Flowers have 6 petals. Light sweet fragrance.
Contributed by @SikoMa
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Dwarf Russian almond
Latin name
Prunus tenella
type
Fruiting tree
family
Rosaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
3.00 M
Prunus tenella
Prunus tenella is a dwarf flowering Almond Tree. It is a small deciduous bushy shrub with upright shoots and narrowly oval, glossy leaves. Shallowly cup-shaped, bright pink flowers appear from mid - to late spring. Flowers have 6 petals. Light sweet fragrance.
Planting
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Plant out new or container grown trees in Autumn, when the soil is warm which will encourage better root development
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
SikoMa