Prunus serrula Franch.

A deciduous tree. It grows 15 m tall. It is a broad spreading shape. The bark is glossy red-brown and smooth. It has bands of pale lenticels. The bark peels across in strips. The leaves are sword shaped and 10 cm long by 3 cm wide. They taper to a slender point. There are fine teeth along the edges. The leaves are matt dark green. The flowers are white and 2 cm across. They hang down. They are borne singly or in clusters or up to 3. The fruit is an egg shaped cherry. It is about 1 cm long and yellow but becomes red on as it ripens.

Woods in the mountains of Yunnan; at elevations around 3,300 metres. Mountain slopes, forest in ravines, forest margins and grassy mountain slopes; at elevations from 1,200-4,000 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.