Genus: Prunus - Species: cerasifera - Family: Roseaceae
Phonetic Spelling: PROO-nus se-ra-SEE-fer-uh
Origin:Southeast Europe to Central Asia and the Himalayas
Native: Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, East Himalaya, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, and Yugoslavia. Introduced: Argentina, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Canada--British Columbia and Ontario, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States--CA, CO, ID, MD, MA, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, and WA.
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