Plant Profile: Prunus x 'Whitecomb'

Names

Whitecomb Cherry

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Phonetic Spelling:PROO-nus

Genus:Prunus

Species:

Family:Rosaceae

Deer often cause significant harm to this tree.

Shape: Broad, with branches that extend horizontally

Growth Speed: Moderate to fast

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Feature Summary

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Tags

#deciduous
#problem for cats
#problem for dogs
#problem for horses

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Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Feature Summary

Flowers
Single pink flowers that fade to white
Pink
White
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Flowers

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Flower Description

Single pink flowers that fade to white

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Flower Color

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Pink
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White

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Whole Plant Traits

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Cultural Conditions

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Leaves

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Leaf Color

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Green

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Stem

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Prunus x 'Whitecomb' Landscape

Prunus x 'Whitecomb': Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy