Cherry Plum not a cherry or a plum, its own species Prunus cerasifera

Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera, a Prunus species with a lot to offer
easily ignored as abundant and common in its native range
the fruits are great unripe and ripe, to eat fresh, sour soups, and make a delicious nectar or spirits

[@TheRasta4ri]

Purple leaved species in my back yard Incredibly informative especially in todays world of info which is mostly noise

[@ioanapopescu2695]

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[@leeetchells609]

Yes my mum has one too .I thinks it's ornamental plum. Prunus blireana.

[@noga8974]

That looked more than "slightly tart" 😀- thanks for the information, I am going to plant a couple of them.

[@bayhouseblues8357]

I’ve had these once and where delicious

[@GreenGages]

Hi

[@ioanatalkplants]

Hello GreenGages, THANK YOU for watching

[@laurenli6411]

The cherry plum that you are talking about is actually *either* a cherry or a plum just not a hybrid. The plums, cherries, or cherry plums that are *not* really either are barbados cherry and June Plum. Both June plums and barbado cherries are not really either cherry nor plum. Prunus cerasifera is a cherry and or plum depends on your preference it's just not a hybrid.

[@ioanatalkplants]

Indeed Lauren it is not a hybrid. Not a cherry, the word cherry in its common name in English refers to their appearance as a cherry, and it is added to differentiate it from other plums. Yes, it is more like a plum, and the most common plums belong to other species Prunus domestica, making this its own species.

[@DankFroot]

Wait... not a plum? Pretty sure it is a plum, just a different species. 🤔

[@ioanatalkplants]

it is indeed Prunus, which includes plums, but Prunus also includes peaches, apricots, almonds indeed a different species

[@AJPemberton]

Iif its a plum because its in the Prunus genus, its also a rose because its in the Rosaceae family 🙂

[@DankFroot]

@@AJPemberton that makes no sense, however. There are more than one plum species, Prunus domestica is just the European plum. Within the genus Prunus there's subgenus Prunus section Prunus which contains over a dozen other species, including cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera). These are all plums as we know them. There are also Canadian wild plums (Prunus niger) and American wild plum (Prunus americana), not too mention several others across North America. That said, "plum" being a common name makes for not all plums bring of the genus Prunus, or even in thr Rosaceae family. The rainforest plum (Eugenia candolleana) is in the Myrtaceae family which also contains guavas, and then you've also got June plums (Spondias dulcis) and hog plums (Spondias mombin) both in the Anacardiaceae family along with cashews.

[@DankFroot]

@@ioanatalkplants a different species, yes, but nonetheless a plum. There are many plum species, the 2 most commonly cultivated being the European plum (Prunus domestica) and Chinese/Japanese plum (Prunus salicina). These true plum species fall into a specific classification: Genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus, section Prunus. This contains over a dozen different species of correctly assumed plums. Prunus cerasifera is in this section as well.

[@AJPemberton]

@@DankFroot lol: you can see why biological classification is complicated and seldom uses the common term for the organism: As you point out, the 'common' names for some things can be used to describe many different species. A term that describes multiple different species across multiple families looses much of its descriptive power. Saying Prunus cerasifera is just a plum means you lose the ability to define the characteristics of the plant. You may as well say its just a fruit.

[@Ukepa]

I just discovered these this year at the supermarket... I'm going to try and grow the seeds