What makes the Chinese bush cherry so special? A complete guide
The Chinese bush cherry (Prunus japonica) has a rather odd-sounding name, but it is actually a Chinese herbal medicine. After seeing photos of the Chinese bush cherry, I felt it looked really familiar, though I just could not figure out where I had seen it before...
Other names for the Chinese bush cherry
The Chinese bush cherry is also called chexiali, jueli, quemei, and changdi.
Habits of the Chinese bush cherry
A warm-temperate zone tree species, long cultivated, highly resistant, drought-tolerant, and unafraid of smoke and dust.
It likes light and often grows on mountain slopes at the forest edge or in roadside thickets. It is not demanding about soil, but grows best on limestone mountains.
It has strong sprouting ability and regenerates easily.
The flower language of the Chinese bush cherry
Loyalty, hardship.