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Willow Cherry

Prunus incana

Willow Cherry
Photo: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0

Prunus incana, the willow-leaf or hoary cherry, is a scrubby, deciduous sour cherry from the Caucasus region and surrounding mountains, often found on limestone cliffs. It is grown mainly as a rootstock for peach trees, and is rarely planted as an ornamental.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water young plants regularly until established, then rely on rainfall except in prolonged drought.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerant of lime and rocky ground.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; mild summers suit it best.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Türkiye to NW. Iran and S. Turkmenistan
Climate
temperate

About

Prunus incana, the willow leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for Prunus canescens), is a species of sour cherry native to the Caucasus region of central Asia, including Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Kurdistan region of Iraq and Iran. A scrubby plant, it tends to grow on limestone cliffs at elevations around 360-2400 m.

Uses

Prunus incana is used as a rootstock for peach, Prunus persica.

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 incana 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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