Prunus fruticosa
European dwarf cherry · also Dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry, Steppe cherry
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Prunus fruticosa, also known as the European dwarf cherry, is a deciduous, xerophytic, winter-hardy, cherry-bearing shrub. It is native to central and southeastern Europe, Ukraine, European Russia, the northern Caucasus, Kazakhstan, and the Altai. This species is predicted to be not threatened.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 310.01%13 yr5.9 in
- 70.00%37 yr7.1 in
- 50.00%—2.0 in
- 20.00%—3.5 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.7 in, mean 5.5 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- South Siberian forest steppe
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
