Prunus mume JC Raulston Arboretum Give the plant what the

Give the plant what the mountain parents want: full sun to light shade and moist but sharply drained

Give the plant well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

the old Provençal word for the European serviceberry

rocky ground as readily as moist

Prunus mume JC Raulston Arboretum Give the plant what thePrunus mume, the Japanese flowering apricot, is one of the most beloved of all winter flowering trees, opening almond scented blossoms in the depths of winter, from soft white to deep pink, on bare branches while the rest of the garden sleeps. In China and Japan the mei or ume has been celebrated in poetry and painting for well over a thousand years as a symbol of resilience and the turning of the year. Across the southern United States the flowers