Prunus triloba facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prunus triloba
Scientific classification
Synonyms
List Amygdalopsis lindleyi Carrière Amygdalus pedunculata Bunge Amygdalus petzoldii (K.Koch) Ricker Amygdalus triloba (Lindl.) Ricker Amygdalus triloba var. plena (Dippel) S.Q.Nie Amygdalus triloba var. truncata (Kom.) S.Q.Nie Cerasus triloba (Lindl.) A.I.Baranov & Liou Louiseania triloba (Lindl.) Pachom. Persica triloba (Lindl.) Drobow Prunopsis lindleyi (Carrière) André Prunus petzoldii K.Koch Prunus triloba f. petzoldii (K.Koch) Q.L.Wang

Prunus triloba, sometimes called flowering plum or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus jacquemontii, is a shrubby cherry, sometimes becoming a small tree. The flowers are pale pink or white, and the fruit are red and "pubescent", i.e. with soft hair. It originates from China but is popular around the world as an ornamental.

It is most often found in cultivation in the double flowered form P. triloba 'Multiplex', which has double pink flowers. This cultivar is often sold as "Rose Tree of China", "China Rose Tree", or other variants.

The stones of P. triloba are often used to make beaded bracelets in China.