Prunus bifrons Fritsch

A spreading shrub. It grows 0.7-1.5 m tall. The bark is grey. The young shoots are thin and have a downy covering. The leaves are narrowly oval. They have teeth around the edge and a white covering underneath. The flowers occur singly and have pink petals. The fruit is fleshy with a stone inside. It is dark red.

Dry stony slopes in the upper subtropical to montane zones; at elevations from 1,000-3,000 metres. Stony mountain slopes, shrubby thickets, in middle and subalpine zone.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.