Trees, not suckering, 30–100 dm, not thorny. Twigs with terminal end buds, hairy. Leaves deciduous; petiole 5–10 mm, hairy, glandular distally or on margins at bases of blades; blade elliptic, oblong-ovate, or ovate, 3–8 × 1.5–4 cm, base obtuse, margins doubly serrate, teeth sharp, glandular, apex acuminate, abaxial surface hairy along midribs and veins, adaxial glabrous or with appressed hairs along midrib. Inflorescences 2–5-flowered, umbellate fascicles. Pedicels 8–22 mm, hairy. Flowers blooming before leaf emergence; hypanthium tubular to tubular-urceolate, 4–7 mm, hairy externally; sepals erect to spreading, oblong-ovate, 2–5 mm, margins toothed, sometimes glandular, abaxial surface sparsely hairy, adaxial glabrous; petals pale pink, oblong to obovate, 8–12 mm; ovaries glabrous. Drupes black, subglobose, 8 mm, glabrous; mesocarps fleshy; stones ellipsoid, not flattened. 2n = 24 (Japan).
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A tree that loses its leaves. It grows 8 m tall and spreads 3 m wide. The stem is erect and branching. The crown is dense. The leaves are sword shaped and taper to the tip. They are 7.5 cm long and have double teeth along the edge. The flowers are pale pink. They are open and have 5 notched petals. The fruit are small, dark skinned cherries.
It is a temperate plant. It does best in light to medium, well-drained soil. It needs a protected sunny position. It is resistant to frost but sensitive to drought. It suits hardiness zone 5-9. In Indonesia it grows between 800-2,000 m above sea level. Arboretum Tasmania. In Sichuan.
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Not known in a truly wild situation, it is possibly a hybrid Prunus incisa x Prunus pendula.
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