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|synonyms_ref = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species )〕 }} ''Prunus cerasifera'' is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum.〔(UConn Horticulture )〕 It is native to Europe〔(Altervista Flora Italiana, Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. ) includes photos and European distrbution map〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for ''Prunus cerasifera'' )〕 and Asia〔〔(Flora of China, ''Prunus cerasifera'' Ehrhart, 1789. 樱桃李 ying tao li )〕 and naturalized in scattered locations in North America.〔(Flora of North America, ''Prunus cerasifera'' Ehrhart, 1784. Cherry plum, myrobalan )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University of Washingtion Herbarium Image Collection - Burke Museum )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Calflora taxon report, University of California: ''Prunus cerasifera'' )〕 Wild types are large shrubs or small trees reaching 6-15 m (20-50 feet) tall, with deciduous leaves 4-6 cm (1.6-2.4 inches) long. It is one of the first European trees to flower in spring, often starting in mid-February. The flowers are white and about 2 cm (0.8 inches) across, with five petals. The fruit is a drupe, 2-3 cm in diameter, and yellow or red. It is edible, and reaches maturity from early July to mid-September. Cultivated cherry plums can have fruits, foliage, and flowers in any of several colors. Some varieties have sweet fruits that can be eaten fresh, while others are sour and better for making jam. Cherry plums are a key ingredient in Georgian cuisine where they are used to produce tkemali sauce, as well as a number of popular dishes, such as kharcho soup and chakapuli stew. The cherry plum is a popular ornamental tree for garden and landscaping use, grown for its very early flowering. Numerous cultivars have been developed, many of them selected for purple foliage, such as 'Atropurpurea'.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gardening )〕〔(Pissard Plum Fact Sheet )〕 These purple-foliage forms (often called purple-leaf plum), also have dark purple fruit, which make an attractive, intensely coloured jam. They can have white or pink flowers. The cultivar 'Thundercloud' has bright red foliage which darkens purple.〔(Thundercloud Fact Sheet )〕 Others, such as 'Lindsayae', have green foliage. Some kinds of purple-leaf plums are used for bonsai〔 and other forms of living sculpture. The variety 'Nigra' with black foliage and pink flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The cherry plum has been listed as one of the 38 plants that are used to prepare Bach flower remedies, a kind of alternative medicine promoted for its effect on health. However according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flower remedies )〕 == See also == * List of plum dishes 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cherry plum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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