Tien-Shan cherry
Prunus cerasus var. humilis

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1.6 m high. The bark on the annual shoots is pale yellowish grey. It is dark on older shoots. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are 3 cm long by 0.9 cm wide. The flowers are pink. There are 4-6 in a cluster on spurs. The fruit is fleshy with a stone inside. It is dark red and 7-9 mm across. The fruit are edible.

Where it is found

In Kazakhstan it grows on stony ground between 800-1,000 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cerasus tianschanica Pojark.;