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Prunus subcoriacea

Prunus subcoriacea is a rounded South American tree in the rose family, native to subtropical forests from southern Brazil to northeast Argentina. It is a forest and landscape tree rather than a common houseplant, and it does best in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells and let the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings once established.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates light frost, protect young trees below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Prunus subcoriacea is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae native to South America.

Where it grows

P. subcoriacea occurs in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay in forests and along watercourses up to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) of elevation.

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 subcoriacea 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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