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Humble Bush Cherry

Prunus humilis

Humble Bush Cherry
Photo: (c) Jane Charlen, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0

Prunus humilis is a low, shrubby bush cherry from northern China and the Russian Far East, grown mainly for its small edible fruit. It is cold hardy and tolerant of poor soils, and it needs full sun to fruit well.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water young plants regularly until established, then only during long dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or poor soil; tolerates alkaline conditions.
Temperature
Very cold hardy; tolerates winter lows well below -20 °C.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic: Seeds and leaves of cherries (Prunus species) contain cyanogenic compounds; avoid eating crushed seeds and leaves in quantity.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Russian Far East to China
Climate
temperate

About

Prunus humilis (Chinese: 欧李) is a species of bush cherry native to northern China. It is cultivated for its edible fruit. Chloroplast DNA sequencing has shown that its closest relative is Prunus dictyoneura, at least as far as chloroplasts are concerned.

Other Prunus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus humilis 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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