Nanking Cherry-Prunus tomentosa

Nanking Cherry

Latin name: Prunus tomentosa 
Synonyms: Cerasus tomentosa
Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)
 
Prunus tomentosa is a species of Prunus native to northern and western China (including Tibet), Korea, Mongolia, and  Kashmir. Common names for Prunus tomentosa  include Nanjingcherry, Korean cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry, Chinese bush cherry, and Chinese dwarf cherry.

Juicy, sub-acid to sweet. The unripe fruits can be pickled. The fruit is about 12mm in diar and contains one large seed. Seed - raw or cooked. Do not eat the seed if it is too bitter - see the notes above on toxicity. The buds are cooked and eaten. (Is this the flower or leaf buds?)'

Prunus tomentosa trees from Kashmir

Nanking cherry -Prunus tomentosa, is nutrient dense fruit support for respiration, digestion, cancer and uric acid levels in the blood.

Availability : Seed (20 seeds pkt)

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