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Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.

Cherry plum

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Kirschpflaume
English Cherry plum
Français Kirschpflaume
Italiano Kirschpflaume
Suomi Kirschpflaume
Norsk Kirschpflaume
Čeština Kirschpflaume
Español Kirschpflaume
Svenska Kirschpflaume
Polski Kirschpflaume
Український Kirschpflaume
Român Kirschpflaume
Русский Kirschpflaume
Български Kirschpflaume
EESTI Kirschpflaume
日本語 Kirschpflaume
Other names

Further information

InfoFlora
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Southeastern Europe
States and Territories Azerbaijan; Albania; Armenia; Bulgaria; Croatia; Georgia [Caucasus]; Greece (incl. Kiklades); East Aegaean Isl.; Italy [I]; Macedonia; Northern Caucasus; Serbia & Kosovo; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Turkey (Anatolia); Crimea; Algeria [c]; Austria [I]; England [I]; Czech Republic; Denmark [I]; France [I]; Germany [I]; Ireland [I]; Northern Ireland [I]; Switzerland [I]; Netherlands [I]; Spain [I]; Hungary [I]; Italy [I]; Libya [c]; Belarus [I]; Portugal [I]; Norway [c]; Poland [c]; Morocco [c]; Moldova [I]; Romania [I]; Slovakia [I]; Sweden [I]; Channel Isl. [I]; Tunisia [c]; Nepal; Tibet; Iraq (NE-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia); Iraq (W-Iraq: Desert); Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, W-Anatolia); Iran (EC-Iran, NE-Iran: Mts., N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Iraq (NE-Iraq); Afghanistan (Parwan, Takhar); Pakistan (Baluchistan, Kurram); China (Xinjiang); Kazakhstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Kyrgyzstan; Uzbekistan; USA [I] (California [I], Georgia [I], Idaho [I], Massachusetts [I], Michigan [I], Montana [I], New Hampshire [I], New Jersey [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Oregon [I], Pennsylvania [I], Tennessee [I], Utah [I], Washington State [I]); Canada [I] (Ontario [I]); Argentina [I]; Bolivia [c]; Australia [I] (South Australia [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I]); Chatham Isl. [I]; New Zealand [I]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated
Swiss wood Non-invasive and cultivated neophytes in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae
Genus Prunus
Species cerasifera
Author citation Ehrh.
Scientific name Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Cherry plum

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Cherry plum

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Cherry plum

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Cherry plum

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Cherry plum

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Cherry plum

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson