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Kurdish Mountain Cherry

Prunus brachypetala

Kurdish Mountain Cherry
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0

Prunus brachypetala is a bush cherry from the mountains of Türkiye, Iraq and Iran, grown mainly for its small edible fruit. It is a cold-hardy shrub that does best in full sun with well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then moderately; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained loam or stony soil; tolerates poor, alkaline soils.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C in winter; prefers cool summers, protect young plants from late frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Türkiye to Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Prunus brachypetala is a species of bush cherry native to Turkey, Iraq and Iran. Its fruit are edible and consumed locally.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus brachypetala 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.

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