Prunus kansuensis Rehder

A low shrub. It is spreading. It can be 3-6 m high. The trunk is smooth. The bark is dark brown. The leaves are sword shaped and 4-8 cm long and 12-20 mm wide. They taper to the tip. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are white. The fruit is a flattened round shape with a velvety coverng.

Temperate. It is native of north western China. It grows on loess cliffs in China.

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.