Prunus apetala, a
deciduous shrub to small tree with grayish-brown barks, inhabits
limestone areas in hilly districts, having many divaricate hairs on
fresh branches. Leaves are alternate, 5-8cm in length, ovate to
ovate-like oblong; leaf tips are long in a tail way to become
pointed, bases circular to truncate, and left and right uneven.
Flowers come on previous year branches before leaves develop or at
the same time - the flowers, white or light red, emerged from axils,
blossom downwards in an umbel way. Bloom time: March-April. |