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Prunus erythroxylon (palo prieto, or black stick) is a Mexican species of cherry found in montane cloud forests, with small flowers and black fruit. It is a wild tree rather than a common garden plant, so it needs cool, humid conditions and well-drained soil similar to its native habitat.
Prunus erythroxylon (called palo prieto, or black stick) is a species of Prunus found in the montane cloud forests of Mexico. It has oblong to oval leaves that are less than 14 cm long, small 8 mm flowers and black fruit. It may be conspecific with Prunus brachybotrya.
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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.
