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Prunus fremontii
Desert apricot is a deciduous desert shrub or small tree from southern California and Baja California, grown for its early spring blossom and edible yellow fruit. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, and tolerates long dry spells once established.
Prunus fremontii is a North American species of plants in the rose family, known by the common name desert apricot.
The plant is found in southern California, northern and western Baja California, and northern Baja California Sur.
The fruits are an important food for Native American groups, such as the Cahuilla.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus fremontii 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.
