
''Prunus pumila'', commonly called sand cherry with eastern, western, Great Lakes and Susquehana varieties, is a species of ''Prunus'' native to eastern and central North America, from New Brunswick west to Ontario and Montana, south to North Carolina, and southwest to Arkansas.
It is a deciduous small shrub that grows to 10–40 cm tall, forming dense clonal colonies by sprouts from the root system. The leaves are leathery, 4–7 centimetres long, with a serrated margin. The flowers.. more
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Uploaded Jan 14, 2019. Captured Sep 5, 2018 15:18 in 211 Two Lights Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, USA.