Bitter Cherries, Cherries, Laurels and Plums: The Genus Prunus West of the Cascade Mountains

[The Rose Family West of the Cascade Mountains]

Bitter Cherries, Chokecherries, Cherries, Laurel and Plums West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Prunus

Wild Plum: Prunus americana -

Sweet Cherry: Prunus avium -

Cherry Plum: Prunus cerasifera -

Sour Cherry: Prunus cerasus - ? Tree to 30 feet. Flowers large (quarter-sized) with notched tips. Leaves elliptical with small serrations Flowers from mid-April to mid-May.

European Plum, Common Garden Plum, Cultivated Plum: Prunus domestica -

Shrubby Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Shrub to 12 feet. Flowers small, smaller than a dime in diameter, white with 5 petals, in small clusters along the stems. Leaves dark green, with shiny upper surfaces, and elliptical shape.

Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis -

Cherry Laurel, Laurel Cherry, Hedge Cherry Laurel: Prunus laurocerasus -

Portugal Laurel: Prunus lusitanica -

Mahaleb Cherry: Prunus mahaleb -

European Bird Cherry: Prunus padus -

Peach: Prunus persica -

Blackthorn, Sloe: Prunus spinosa -

Klamath Plum, Western Plum: Prunus subcordata (Synonyms: Prunus subcordata var. kelloggii, Prunus subcordata var. oregana, Prunus subcordata var. subcordata) -

Western Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Synonyms: Prunus demissa, Prunus demissa ssp. demissa) - Shrub or small tree to 25 feet tall. Small, white flowers arranged in racemes at tips of branches.

Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa -

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