Prunus emarginata (Oregon Cherry) Native Edibles and dry rocky slopes from

and dry rocky slopes from sea level to 6000 ft

though can grow larger in the right environment

Sun needs: Full sun to part shade

creating large thickets

Soil needs: moist to dry

Prunus emarginata (Oregon Cherry) Native Edibles and dry rocky slopes fromPlant Description: A deciduous shrub that can form an extensive thicket with slender upright branches. The bark is dark brown and smooth marked with orange red horizontal raised lines (lenticels). The green leaves are oval shaped with a rounded end and finely toothed margins. Leaves turn yellow in the fall. The fragrant flowers have 5 white, occasionally pink petals, with long stamen, in clusters of 5 12. The fruit is small and red to black. Fruit is