Prunus mume 'Alba Plena'
Japanese Apricot
Prunus mume 'Alba Plena'
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the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Plant Type:Deciduous flowering and fruiting tree
Maximum Height:6-8m
Soil Type:Well drained, rich, deep, moist soil
Position:Full sun
Climatic Zone:Southern Australia, prefers cool areas
Propagation:Grafting or seed
Flowers:White to deep pink flowers in small clusters, late spring
Fragrance:Sweetly perfumed

    "It's cruel, I'm afraid, to tell you about a Prunus mume I know you cannot get, but there's always the chance that you might locate it. Then I become sorry for the nurseryman who has to listen to a deedy description of the only plant he can't supply!...Oh, yes, the Prunus. It has large double white flowers - that is, larger than the ordinary white ones, and it's fragrant, of course. I must give some buds to a nurseryman so that it can be distributed."

    "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, October 1943.

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