Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Prunus x yedoensis
Number of Varieties
160012
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-3
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
-
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Orange, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Diseases, Chewing and Boring Insects, Fungal Diseases, Sap-Sucking Insects
Plant Tolerance
-
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
PROTEA
PRUNUS x yedoensis
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Yoshino Cherry
In Hindi
Protea plant
योशिनो चेरी
In German
Protea Pflanze
Yoshino-Kirsche
In French
usine de Protea
cerise Yoshino
In Spanish
planta de protea
Yoshino cerezo
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Yoshino κεράσι
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Yoshino cereja
In Polish
Protea roślin
Yoshino wiśniowe
In Latin
Protea herba
Yoshino Cherry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Proteales
Rosales
Family
Proteaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Protea
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
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Number of Species
160050
1
27800
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