incisa Praecox - Keele University
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Keele University Arboretum

Prunus incisa 'Praecox'

A cultivar of Prunus incisa with white flowers in early spring and orange-red autumn foliage. The word 'praecox' means 'precocious' which alludes to its early flowering. Indeed, we have seen it flowering in December.

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At Keele:
One specimen Chancellor's Building car-park; compartment 49b, square L6; tag 4028
One on bank between houses and running track; compartment 56J; square G6/H6; tag 4078.

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