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Habit

Height

Hardiness

Growth

Soil

Shade

Moisture

Prunus africana

Pygeum

Tree

18.0

10-12

F

LM

N

M

0

5

2

Prunus alabamensis

Alabama Cherry

Tree

8.0

-

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Prunus alleghaniensis

Allegheny Plum, Davis' plum

Tree

3.5

4-8

F

LMH

SN

M

3

1

2

Prunus americana

American Plum, American Wild Plum, Wild Plum

Tree

6.0

3-8

M

LMH

SN

M

3

2

3

Prunus americana lanata

Tree

10.0

3-7

LMH

SN

M

3

1

2

Prunus andersonii

Desert Peach

Shrub

1.8

-

LMH

SN

M

2

2

1

Prunus angustifolia

Chickasaw Plum, Watson's plum, Hally Jolivette Cherry

Tree

3.0

5-9

M

LMH

SN

M

3

1

3

Prunus angustifolia watsonii

Sand Plum

Shrub

3.0

5-9

LMH

SN

M

4

1

2

Clove Cherry

Shrub

7.0

-

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Shrub

0.0

-

LMH

SN

DM

2

1

2

Prunus armeniaca

Apricot

Tree

9.0

5-7

M

LM

SN

M

4

3

4

Prunus armeniaca mandschurica

Manchurian apricot

Tree

6.0

3-9

M

LM

SN

M

4

3

3

Wild Cherry, Sweet cherry

Tree

18.0

3-7

F

LMH

SN

M

4

2

4

Prunus besseriana

Dwarf Almond

Tree

0.0

-

LMH

SN

M

2

1

2

Western Sand Cherry

Shrub

1.2

3-6

M

LMH

SN

M

4

1

2

Shrub

1.8

-

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Prunus bokharensis

Bokhara Plum

Tree

0.0

-

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Prunus brigantina

Briançon Apricot

Tree

6.0

6-9

LMH

SN

DM

4

1

2

Prunus buergeriana

Tree

9.0

4-8

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Prunus campanulata

Taiwan Cherry

Tree

7.0

7-9

M

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Prunus canescens

Greyleaf Cherry

Shrub

3.0

5-9

LMH

SN

M

3

1

2

Tree

0.0

-

LMH

SN

M

2

1

1

Prunus caroliniana

American Cherry Laurel, Carolina laurelcherry, Laurel Cherry,

Shrub

12.0

7-10

F

LMH

SN

DM

2

1

3

Prunus cerasifera

Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum, Newport Cherry Plum, Pissard Plum

Tree

9.0

5-8

M

LMH

SN

M

4

1

3

Prunus cerasifera divaricata

Tree

10.0

4-8

LMH

SN

M

4

1

1

Prunus cerasoides

Wild Himalayan Cherry

Tree

30.0

7-10

LMH

SN

M

2

2

2

Sour Cherry

Tree

6.0

3-7

LMH

SN

M

1

2

3

Prunus cerasus austera

Morello Cherry

Tree

9.0

3-7

LMH

SN

M

3

1

3

Prunus cerasus caproniana

Kentish Red Cherry

Tree

9.0

3-7

LMH

SN

M

3

1

3

Prunus cerasus frutescens

Bush Sour Cherry

Tree

1.0

3-7

LMH

SN

M

3

1

3

1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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