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[[Image:Amur maackii Morton 240-93-2.jpg|left|thumb|Bark on a cultivated plant]] |
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It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 4–10 m tall. The [[bark]] on young trees is very distinct, smooth, glossy bronze-yellow, but becoming fissured and dull dark grey-brown with age. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, ovate, 4–8 |
It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 4–10 m tall. The [[bark]] on young trees is very distinct, smooth, glossy bronze-yellow, but becoming fissured and dull dark grey-brown with age. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, ovate, 4–8 cm long and 2.8–5 cm broad, with a pubescent 1–1.5 cm petiole, and an entire or very finely serrated margin; they are dark green above, slightly paler and pubescent on the veins below. The [[flower]]s produced on erect spikes 5–7 cm long, each flower 8–10 mm diameter, with five white petals. The [[fruit]] is a small cherry-like [[drupe]] 5–7 mm diameter, green at first, turning first red then dark purple or black at maturity. Flowering is in mid spring, with the fruit ripe in early summer to early autumn.<ref name=foc/><ref name=mitchell>Mitchell, A. F. (1974). ''Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6.</ref> |
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It was named after [[Richard Karlovich Maack]] (1825-1886) who discovered it, and described by Ruprecht in ''Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg'' 15: 361 (1857).<ref name=arnoldia>Anon (1986). Notes and Quotes on the History and Origins of the Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii). ''Arnoldia'' 46 (2): 13–24. Available [http://www.arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/684.pdf online] (pdf file).</ref |
It was named after [[Richard Karlovich Maack]] (1825-1886) who discovered it, and described by Ruprecht in ''Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg'' 15: 361 (1857).<ref name=grin/><ref name=arnoldia>Anon (1986). Notes and Quotes on the History and Origins of the Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii). ''Arnoldia'' 46 (2): 13–24. Available [http://www.arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/684.pdf online] (pdf file).</ref> <br clear=left> |
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==Cultivation and uses== |
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It is grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in northern [[Europe]] and [[North America]], mainly for its decorative bark. It prefers sunshine and moist (but drained) soil, and is tolerant of severe winter cold, but not heat. The fruit has been used in the manufacture of juice, jelly and jam.<ref name=mitchell/><ref name=arnoldia/><ref>USDA Plants Profile: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PRMA9 ''Prunus maackii'']</ref> Specimens in cultivation have been measured to 17 m tall and 90 |
It is grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in northern [[Europe]] and [[North America]], mainly for its decorative bark. It prefers sunshine and moist (but drained) soil, and is tolerant of severe winter cold, but not heat. The fruit has been used in the manufacture of juice, jelly and jam.<ref name=mitchell/><ref name=arnoldia/><ref>USDA Plants Profile: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PRMA9 ''Prunus maackii'']</ref> Specimens in cultivation have been measured to 17 m tall and 90 cm trunk diameter.<ref>Tree Register of the British Isles.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Prunus maackii (syn. Padus maackii (Rupr.) Komarov; Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry, Korean 개벗지나무, Chinese 斑叶稠李 (ban ye chou li), is a species of cherry native to Korea and both banks of the Amur River, in Manchuria in northeastern China, and Amur Oblast and Primorye in southeastern Russia.[2][3]
It is a deciduous tree growing to 4–10 m tall. The bark on young trees is very distinct, smooth, glossy bronze-yellow, but becoming fissured and dull dark grey-brown with age. The leaves are alternate, ovate, 4–8 cm long and 2.8–5 cm broad, with a pubescent 1–1.5 cm petiole, and an entire or very finely serrated margin; they are dark green above, slightly paler and pubescent on the veins below. The flowers produced on erect spikes 5–7 cm long, each flower 8–10 mm diameter, with five white petals. The fruit is a small cherry-like drupe 5–7 mm diameter, green at first, turning first red then dark purple or black at maturity. Flowering is in mid spring, with the fruit ripe in early summer to early autumn.[2][4]
It was named after Richard Karlovich Maack (1825-1886) who discovered it, and described by Ruprecht in Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 15: 361 (1857).[3][5]
Cultivation and uses
It is grown as an ornamental tree in northern Europe and North America, mainly for its decorative bark. It prefers sunshine and moist (but drained) soil, and is tolerant of severe winter cold, but not heat. The fruit has been used in the manufacture of juice, jelly and jam.[4][5][6] Specimens in cultivation have been measured to 17 m tall and 90 cm trunk diameter.[7]
References
- ^ Potter, D.; Eriksson, T.; Evans, R.C.; Oh, S.H.; Smedmark, J.E.E.; Morgan, D.R.; Kerr, M.; Robertson, K.R.; Arsenault, M.P.; Dickinson, T.A.; Campbell, C.S. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43.
- ^ a b Flora of China: Padus maackii
- ^ a b Germplasm Resources Information Network: Prunus maackii
- ^ a b Mitchell, A. F. (1974). Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6.
- ^ a b Anon (1986). Notes and Quotes on the History and Origins of the Amur Chokecherry (Prunus maackii). Arnoldia 46 (2): 13–24. Available online (pdf file).
- ^ USDA Plants Profile: Prunus maackii
- ^ Tree Register of the British Isles.
