Hong ping xing
Armeniaca hongpingensis
Family: Rosaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The bark is greyish brown. It can have irregular shallow splits. The leaf stalk is about 2 cm long and hairy. The leaf blades are narrowly oval and 6-10 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. There are yellowish brown hairs underneath. The fruit are 4 cm long by 3 cm wide. They have dense yellowish brown hairs.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in western Hubei in China. It grows at about 1,800 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China
How it is used for food
The fruit are eaten.
It is a cultivated plant.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
In China fruit occur in June to July.