Prunus stellipila
Prunus stellipila (Chinese: 星毛稠李) is a species of Prunus native to central China, preferring to grow at 1000–1800 m. It is a tree typically 6–9 m tall, but reaching 20 m.[1]
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Uses
People in rural Shaanxi province use its wood to make items of furniture, and particularly favor it for making chopping boards. They refer to it as 苦桃, "bitter peach".[2]
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References
- https://garden.org/plants/view/478892/Prunus-stellipila/
- Kang, Jin; Kang, Yongxiang; Feng, Jing; Liu, Mengying; Ji, Xiaolian; Li, Dengwu; Stawarczyk, Kinga; Łuczaj, Łukasz (30 June 2017). "Plants as highly diverse sources of construction wood, handicrafts and fibre in the Heihe valley (Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China): The importance of minor forest products". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13 (38). doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0165-8. PMC 5493080. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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