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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001174
11/12/99

Prunus glandulosa--Dwarf Flowering Almond


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 5 ft Spread: 4 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Pink

Comments: Dwarf Flowering Almond has white to pale pink,
double flowers (Vis. 1). The flowers are followed by red
fruits 1/2 inch in diameter. The plant needs to be pruned
severely after flowering.

Cultivars:
'Albo Plena' - Double, white flowers.
'Rosea Plena' ('Sinensis') - Double, pink flowers.
Rarely produces fruit.

References for Cultivars: Lake County Nursery 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Princeton Nurseries 1997, Spring Meadow
Nursery 1999, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1997, Bailey Nurseries
1999, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999, Carlton
Plants 1999.


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