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Prunus spinosa L. (blackthorn)

German: SchwarzdornCzech: trnka obecná
Genus:  PrunusFamily:  Rosaceae,
Mature Height: 3.50 mDeciduous:  deciduous plant
Bloom in:    IV, V, Flower Colour:    white
Soil Preferred:  alkaline, Light Required:  full sun
Other Attributes:  deciduous shrub, hemispherical form, alternate leaves, lanceolate, elliptical, leaf margin serrate, leaf margin sinuate, fruit - drupe, hedge, decorative fruits,
Photo: Prunus spinosa, blackthorn, Prunus
Prunus spinosa   blackthorn plant

Prunus spinosa

blackthorn

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Prunus spinosa   blackthorn fruits

Prunus spinosa

blackthorn

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Prunus spinosa   blackthorn leaves

Prunus spinosa

blackthorn

leaves
Plants of Genus Prunus:
01) Cerasus serrulata (LINDL.) D. DON (Japanese flowering cherry), Ger: Tibet-Kirsche, Czech: višeň pilovitá, sakura
02) Cerasus serrulata 'Kanzan' (Japanese flowering cherry), Ger: Japanische Blütenkirsche, Czech: višeň pilovitá, sakura
03) Prunus spinosa L. (blackthorn), Ger: Schwarzdorn, Czech: trnka obecná
04) Prunus tenella BATSCH. (prunus), Ger: Zwergmandel, Czech: mandloň nízká

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[cz|garten] Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Marie Fárová] Trnka obecná - plod (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná - plod (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|garten] Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|garten] Trnka obecná - květy (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná - květy (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|garten] Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Ascam] Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Ascam] Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Marie Fárová] Trnka obecná (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Ascam] Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Marie Fárová] Trnka obecná (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|Ascam] Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
Slivoň trnitá - trnka (Prunus spinosa)
[cz|garten] Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
Trnka obecná - plody (Prunus spinosa)
Articles: Prunus spinosa, blackthorn
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Prunus armeniaca 'Luizet' - apricot
Luizet apricot is one f the most suitable ones from our climate because it blooms late which helps it avoid late spring frost. On the other hand it is an early variety with fruit maturing in mid-summer. Fruit is rounded to oval, deep orange with irregular red flushes, very aromatic. Taste is sweet.... (About-garden.com)

Prunus campanulata 'Okame' - flowering cherry
This uncommon flowering cherry comes from Taiwan. It is a small tree, well branched even without trimming, with neony pink flowers with yellow stamens. Ideal for japanese style gardens, or anywhere to highlight its surroundings with the splash of early spring colour. Needs acidic soil, evenly moist,... (About-garden.com)

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' - Purple Leaved Flowering Plum
Flowering Plum, Prunus cerasifera Nigra is an upright deciduous tree eventually making a ball shaped specimen. It has a rounded to pyramidal habit and dark-red leaves when young in spring and a very attractive deep purple foliage later which is retained throughout the summer. Masses of bowl-shaped b... (About-garden.com)

Prunus cerasus 'Burlat' - sweet cherry tree
Burlat is an early variety of sweet cherries. The fruit is vivid to dark red, mid-sized or large, very sweet and juicy, with medium firm flesh. As it is very precocious it is not vermicular. It is partly self-fertile but benefits from being pollinated by another early cherry. It likes slightly acidi... (About-garden.com)

Prunus domestica 'Reine Claude Dorée' - plum tree
Reine Claude Dorée is a French variety of sweet plum with large, round fruit of green to greeny-yellow fruit of delicious, sweet and juicy taste. It ripens at the end of August. It flowers in May and is not self-fertile. It means that it needs another plum tree variety nearby as a pollinator. It can... (About-garden.com)

Prunus domestica 'Stanley' - plum tree
Stanley is one of the most tasteful and reliable varieties of plums. The fruit is sweet and juicy, though firm. Flesh is orange-yellow, skin is smooth, deep violet-blue. The fruit is excellent fresh as well as canned, high sugar content makes them ideal for drying. It blooms late in the spring and i... (About-garden.com)

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Bonsai Today (January - February 1999, Number 59) (cover featuring Prunus Incisa Fuji Flowering Cherry Informal Upright)
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Sweet Cherry - Prunus avium 10 seeds
Also known as the Mazzard cherry, this deciduous tree is native to Europe and Asia. Blossoms are white and the bark is a red mahogany. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is the source from which our present-day eating cherries are derived. Mazzard cherry grows 60 feet tall and spreads 30 to 40 feet. The tree tolerates any garden soil but likes a sunny, protected site. The growth rate is rapid and transplanting should be easy. The white flowers appear in April or May. The fall color is bronze and red. Zone 4-10 ...
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Little Twist Flowering Cherry Tree - Prunus - Hardy
Flowering Cherries are generally small, hardy decorative trees that are well known for their beauty. Originally native to Japan, Flowering Cherries are among the most beautiful of all flowering trees. Deciduous trees, Flower Cherries bloom in early spring, with some species blooming in fall as well. Their blooms attract butterflies and bees. Flowering Cherries grow well in well-drained soil. ...
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Purple Leaf Sand Cherry - Prunus cistena - 4 Pot
Purple-leaf sand cherry is an upright deciduous shrub that typically grows 6-10 tall and 5-8 wide. It also may be trained as a small tree. It is most noted for its reddish purple foliage that retains good color throughout the summer. This is a hybrid shrub (P. pumila x P. cerasifera ëAtropurpurea) that was introduced in 1910 by Dr. N. E. Hansen at South Dakota State University. Ovate-elliptical leaves (to 2 long) with serrate margins are a distinctive and attractive reddish purple. Fragrant, solitary, white flowers (1/2 across) with pink tints bloom in spring (April) after the foliage emerges. Flowers give way to an often meager production of small blackish-purple fruits (to 3/4) that mature in July. Fruits are eaten by birds. ...
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