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Prunus salicina

Authority Lindley Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Rosales:Rosaceae Synonyms Common names ameixeira do Japao, Japanese plum Editor Ecocrop code 8992

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small deciduous shrub or tree reaching 6-10 m in height. The fruit is globose-ovoid, 3-7 cm in diameter, reddish to yellow in colour. USES It is cultivated from its edible fruits, eaten fresh, sun-dried, or used in canning, jams, juice, wine and liqueur. The tree is often grown as an ornamental. KILLING TEMP The tree is less winter hardy the P. domestica, but the open flowers are more cold resistant than P. domestica. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Japanese plum, Ijas jepang, 'Man'luang, Tsi keu, Man. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: P. triflora. Japanese plum is native of China. It require 250-300 hours of winter chilling to overcome bud dormancy. It thrives in areas with hot summers and mild springs. In the tropics, it can be grown in seasonal climate at elevations between 1600-2300 m. Humid conditions during the ripening of the fruit are undesirable because they favour the development of brown rot. Late frosts may kill flowers and summer rains may lead to diseases. Annual fruit yields may be between 10-25 t/ha.
Sources
SOURCES (P. salicina Lindley) Hockings E 1961b pp 131-140 [KTMP, RAIN, FER, TEXT, DRA, PH, DEP] Rehm S 1991 pp 203-204 [DEP, DRA, SAL, PH, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 221 [USE] Verheij E 1991 pp 262-266 [USE, TEXT, DEP, DRA, PH]