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Okame Cherry



Prunus campanulata Maxim. - Bell-flowered, Taiwan, or Formosan Cherry


(prönus kam-pan-ū-lāta)

LEAVES: Alternate, simple, ovate, oval or slightly obovate, 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 long, 1 to 1 3/4(2 1/2) wide, slender-pointed, broadly wedge-shaped to slightly heart-shaped at the base, margins regularly set with fine forward-pointing or slightly incurved teeth, lustrous dark green, 6 to 8 vein pairs, glabrous; petiole-1/2 to 3/4 long; stipules feathery, much divided.

Prunus campanulata is a small, graceful tree ranging from 20 to 30 in height. The young leaves emerge rich green and become dark green at maturity and develop bronzy red fall color. Before the leaves emerge, the deep rose, 3/4 diameter flowers appear 2 to 6 together on 1/2 to 3/4 long pedicels that arise from a 1 to 1 1/2 long peduncle. The calyx tube is also deep rose and offers color after the petals have abscised. The red fruits are about 1/2 long and about 3/8 wide. In my mind, the flowers may be the most handsome of all ornamental cherries. 

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