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Prunus gentryi is a Mexican wild cherry tree, up to about 12 metres tall, native to streambanks in the Sierra Madre Occidental. Its juicy fruits are eaten locally, and it is grown mainly as a specimen or fruiting tree in mild climates.
Prunus gentryi is a Mexican species of wild cherry in the genus Prunus, part of the rose family.
The species is native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. It grows along streambanks in mountainous regions of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
The Mountain Pima (= Pima Bajo) of the region near Yepachic, Chihuahua, call the tree and its fruits "aguasiqui". The fruits are a prized food, ripening in late summer.
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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.
