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Prunus x arnoldiana

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Rosaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A shrub or small tree. A hybrid of Prunus cerasifera × Prunus triloba. It grows 5-7 m tall.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are edible.

Distribution

Temperate. It suits cold hardiness zone 3b.

Where It Grows

Bolivia, North America, USA,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from cuttings.

Other Information

It is cultivated.

Notes

There are about 200 Prunus species.

References (2)

  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
  • Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 559

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