Tien-shan cherry, Tyanshanskaya cherry
Cerasus tianschanica

Family: Rosaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-1.6 m tall. The bark is light grey. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 3 cm long by 1 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are pink. There are usually 4-6 in a cluster. The fruit are round and fleshy and 9 mm across.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Central Asia. It grows in stony places between 800-1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cerasus prostrata var. concolor Boiss.; Prunus prostrata var. concolor (Boiss.) Lipsky;