Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (L.) C.K.Schneid.

A deciduous tree. It grows 7 m tall. It is a broad spreading shape. The bark is dark grey and smooth but becomes cracked with age. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7.5 cm long by 5 cm wide. They have an abrupt short point at the tip. The leaves have blunt teeth. The leaves are matt green above and are on often spiny shoots. The flowers are 2.5 cm across and white with 5 petals. The flowers occur singly or in small clusters of up to 3. The fruit are rounded. They are 5 cm long. The fruit is small and dark blue. The stone inside is nearly round and clings to the flesh.

It is a temperate plant. It can resist disease and cold. It suits plant hardiness zones 5-9. In Hobart Botanical Gardens.

The fruit are eaten raw. It is more often eaten in preserves. The leaves are used for tea like drinks.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.