Prunus mume is more than a pretty face; it's a tough ornamental that's resistant to pests, fast-growing, and highly adaptable. In the ground, it can grow around 5 feet per year and easily reaches ...

P. mume is one of the first trees that bloom in early spring, blooming even below 0℃. ... The genome of Prunus mume. Nature Communications, 2012; 3: 1318 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2290; ...

The botanical name for the tree is Prunus mume, and though it’s commonly called the Chinese plum, it is neither a true apricot nor a plum. Some gardeners grow it as a bonsai; ...

This ornamental fruit tree, does produce fruit but not like the prunus americana. Because many of the flowers of ornamental Japanese apricot (prunus mume) are damaged by cold weather, few fruits form.

A research team has provided an overview for understanding the genetic basis of ornamental and cold resistance traits in Mei (Prunus mume), a tree valued both for its ornamental and cultural ...

After our rainy Northwest winter, the puffy drifts of fruit tree blossoms lift spirits. The Japanese apricot, Prunus mume , flowers very early so it can be nipped by frost, but, as puts it, the ...

The Prunus mume is so attractive a tree, so amenable to the small garden, that you wonder why everyone doesn’t have it. Well, the answer is that most people notice tree varieties at garden ...

Maesil, the fruit of the Prunus mume tree, starts out green and turns yellow as it ripens. It is not eaten raw but is typically used only after fermenting or preparing it in other ways.