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Prunus mahaleb L.

Mahaleb cherry

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
English Mahaleb cherry;
Français Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Italiano Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Suomi Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Norsk Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Čeština Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Español Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Svenska Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Polski Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Український Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Român Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Русский Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Български Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
EESTI Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
日本語 Steinweichsel; Felsenkirsche
Other names

Origin

Geographic Regions Southern Europe
States and Territories Azerbaijan; Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Luxembourg; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Bulgaria; Montenegro; Corsica (?I); Czech Republic; Croatia; France; Germany (Brandenburg [I], Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Hessen [I], Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [I], Niedersachsen [I], Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein [I], Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt [I], Thüringen [I]); Georgia [Caucasus]; Greece; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Spain; Andorra; Hungary; Italy; Portugal; Morocco; Macedonia; Moldova; Romania; Sicily; Slovakia; Slovenia; Serbia & Kosovo; Crimea; Ukraine; Belarus; Corsica [I]; Denmark [I]; Netherlands [I]; Estonia [I]; Norway [I]; Poland [c]; Sicily [I]; Sweden [I]; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; China [I]; Australia [I] (New South Wales [I]); Argentina [I]; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iran (Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon); Pakistan [I]; USA [I] (Alabama [I], Arkansas [I], California [I], Connecticut [I], District of Columbia [I], Delaware [I], Idaho [I], Illinois [I], Indiana [I], Kansas [I], Kentucky [I], Massachusetts [I], Maryland [I], Michigan [I], Missouri [I], Montana [I], North Carolina [I], New Jersey [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Oklahoma [I], Oregon [I], Pennsylvania [I], Tennessee [I], Utah [I], Virginia [I], Washington State [I], Wisconsin [I], West Virginia [I]); Canada [I] (British Columbia [I], Ontario [I]); New Zealand [I]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

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

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Mahaleb cherry

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Mahaleb cherry

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Mahaleb cherry

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Mahaleb cherry

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

Mahaleb cherry

, Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Mahaleb cherry

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson