Plant Wiki

The open plant encyclopedia

Know any plant.
Grow it well.

Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.

  • 13,000+plants with full pages
  • 365,000+plant species worldwide
  • 220+countries covered

Common in

See all

The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.

What do you want to do?

Popular plants

Browse all plants

See them in 3D

All plants in 3D

Browse plants

Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.

Plant Wiki › Browse plants

Prunus aitchisonii

Prunus aitchisonii is a wild almond shrub or small tree from Afghanistan and Pakistan, a species whose status is still debated (it may be the same as Prunus kuramica). It is a hardy temperate plant grown mainly in botanical collections, so it suits a sunny spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water freshly planted trees regularly, then let established plants rely mostly on rainfall, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil; tolerates poor, stony ground.
Temperature
Cold-hardy temperate plant; tolerates winter frost. Protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Afghanistan to Pakistan
Climate
temperate

About

Prunus aitchisonii is a putative species of wild almond native to Afghanistan and nearby areas of Pakistan. A genetic and morphological study has shown that it is conspecific with Prunus kuramica.

Other Prunus plants

Prunus adenopoda · Red stinkwood · Alabama cherry · Prunus alaica · Allegheny plum · American plum · Prunus amplifolia · Almond · Desert peach · Chickasaw plum · Prunus annularis · Taiwan Cherry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus aitchisonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

Credits & terms

Identify a plant

Point at a leaf or flower and snap. One plant in frame works best.

Your photo
Starting camera…