Prunus maackii

The Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry is in the rose or Rosaceae family and is native Korea, as well as to both banks of the Amur River in the Manchurea are of northern China, and to Amur Oblast and Primorye in southeastern Russia. It is a deciduous tree growing 4–10 m tall.

It is in the chokecherry subgenus of the rose family.

• Leaves are alternate, ovate, 4–8 cm long and 2.8–5 cm broad, with a pubescent 1–1.5 cm petiole, and a finely serrated margin; colour is dark green above and slightly paler, pubescent below.
• Flowers are produced on erect spikes 5–7 cm long, each flower 8–10 mm in diameter, with 5 white petals.
• Fruit is a small, cherry-like drupe 5–7 mm in diameter, green at first, then red, and dark purple, ripening in summer to early autumn.
• The bark on young trees is very distinct, smooth, glossy bronze-yellow, but becoming fissured and dull dark grey-brown with age.