Prunus incisa `Kojou-no-mai`

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*Prunus incisa `Kojou-no-mai`*
Family	Rosaceae
Genus	Prunus
Species	Prunus incisa
Common Name(s)	Fuji cherry, Cherry
Synonym(s)
Features	Flowers
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Description

Prunus incisa is a small tree to 9m with oval, sharply toothed leaves that are reddish when unfolding in spring, darkening to green in summer then orange-red in autumn. The pink buds open to white or pale pink and appear in early spring before the leaves. ‘Praecox’ flowers in early winter.

Prunus incisa `Kojou-no-mai` is a shrub or small tree with pale pink flowers in early spring, before the leaves emerge. In the autumn the leaves turn orange/red and it bears dark purple fruit.