| Description | Korean Cherry (Prunus maximowiczii) is a small tree producing white flowers followed by small red fruit. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | white |
| Fruit | edible cherry, similar to black cherry, botanically a spherical drupe |
| Stems | The bark is purplish brown with long lenticels. |
| Dimensions | 20-50 by 20-50 feet (HS) |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Found growing in shady mountain forests and open mountain slopes of northeastern Asia and Eurasia. |
| Misc Facts | The species was first described in 1857 by Franz Josef Ruprecht. Franz was an Austrian-born physician and botanist active in the Russian Empire, |