Prunus maximowiczii Rupr.

A small tree. It grows 6 m high and spreads 6 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are small and have teeth. The flowers are creamy white.

Shady mountain forests, stony places with humus soil, sometime escaping on open mountain slopes with shrubby or herbaceous vegetation; at elevations from 1,000-1,100 metres.

The flowers are preserved in salt and stored for future use. The fruit are eaten.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.