Tibetan Cherry (Prunus serrula)

Tibetan Cherry, a reference photo — Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Prunus serrula, called birch bark cherry, birchbark cherry, paperbark cherry, or Tibetan cherry, is a species of cherry native to China, and is used as an ornament in many parts of the world for its coppery-red bark.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Tibetan Cherry being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Prunus maackii
Betula utilis
Acer griseum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: Prunus serrula

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