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Russian Almond slide 3a slide 3b 360% 360% slide 3c slide 3d 360% 360% III-3 Russian Almond Environmental Requirements (Prunus tenella) Soils Soil Texture - Prefers loamy soils. Performs satisfactorily in heavy clay. General Description Soil pH - 5.0 to 8.0. A low, suckering shrub native to western Asia and eastern Windbreak Suitability Group - 1, 1K, 3, 4, 4C, 5. Siberia. Hardy, but not highly desirable for landscape purposes because its suckering habit makes it difficult to Cold Hardiness control. However, the dense thickets formed are excellent USDA Zone 2. for wildlife food and cover. Abundant pink to rosy flowers in early spring. Water Fair drought resistance. Leaves and Buds Bud Arrangement - Alternate. Light Bud Color - Brown. Full sun only. Bud Size - 1/8 inch. Uses Leaf Type and Shape - Simple, obovate-oblong. Leaf Margins - Sharply serrate. Conservation/Windbreaks Leaf Surface - Leathery, glabrous, prominently veined Small shrub for farmstead windbreak, riparian plantings, beneath. and highway beautification. Leaf Length - 1 to 3 inches. Wildlife Leaf Width - 1/2 to 1 inch. Very good browse. Provides good escape and loafing Leaf Color - Green above, pale beneath; orange fall color. cover for game birds and rabbits. Flowers and Fruits Agroforestry Products Flower Type - Small, 1 to 3 per cluster. Medicinal - Some Prunus species have been used for Flower Color - Pink to rose. cancer research and as an astringent for coughs, colds, and gout. Fruit Type - An ovoid nut with a very hard hairy shell, 3/4 inch across. Urban/Recreational Fruit Color - Tan. Spreading ground cover, best if planted in masses. Form Cultivated Varieties Growth Habit - Upright, suckering. Firehill Russian Almond (Prunus tenella ‘Fire Hill’) - Red Texture - Medium-fine, summer; fine, winter. flowers. Crown Height - 3 to 5 feet. Regal Russian Almond (P. tenella ‘Regal’). Released by Crown Width - 3 to 5 feet. USDA-NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, North Bark Color - Brown. Dakota. Root System - Medium in depth and spread. White Russian Almond (P. tenella ‘Alba’) - White flowers. Related Species Several native and adapted plums, cherries, almonds (Prunus species) Pests No major pest problems. Extracts of various Prunus species are toxic to insect pests. III-4.

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