Prunus gracilis Engelm. & Gray

Shrubs, suckering, 3–15 dm, not thorny. Twigs with axillary end buds, densely hairy. Leaves deciduous; petiole 3–8 mm, densely hairy, usually eglandular, sometimes glandular distally, glands 1–3, ?discoid?; blade usually ovate or elliptic, rarely obovate, 2–5(–7) × 1–2.5(–3.6) cm, base obtuse to cuneate, margins ?finely?, singly or doubly serrulate, teeth sharp, usually eglandular, sometimes glandular, ?glands blackish, spheric?, apex acute to obtuse, abaxial surface densely hairy, adaxial sparsely hairy. Inflorescences 2–4(–6)-flowered, umbellate fascicles. Pedicels 4–15 mm, hairy. Flowers blooming before or at leaf emergence; hypanthium campanulate, 2–3 mm, hairy externally; sepals erect to spreading, ovate-oblong, 1.5–2.5 mm, margins usually entire, sometimes glandular-toothed or eglandular, ?sometimes ciliate?, surfaces hairy; petals white, oblong to obovate, 4–7 mm; ovaries glabrous. Drupes yellow, orange, or red, ?slightly glaucous?, globose to ellipsoid, 9–18 mm, glabrous; mesocarps fleshy; stones subglobose to ellipsoid, ± flattened.

Sandy roadsides, upland thickets, open woods, waste places; at elevations from 100-1,300 metres.

The fruit are dried and used to make candy. The fruit can be eaten uncooked or pounded and made into cakes. The fruit are dried and stored for later use.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.