Prunus ssiori
{{Short description|Species of tree}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Prunus ssiori 1.JPG
|image_caption = Flowers and foliage
|genus = Prunus
|parent = Prunus subg. Padus
|species = ssiori
|status = LC
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|authority = F.Schmidt, 1868
|synonyms = Padus ssiori (F.Schmidt) C.K.Schneid.
}}
Prunus ssiori, the Hokkaido bird cherry or Japanese bird cherry,{{Cite web|title=Prunus ssiori Japanese Bird Cherry|url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+ssiori|access-date=2021-02-28|website=PFAF Plant Database}} is a species of bird cherry native to northern Japan, Sakhalin Island, and the Kuril Islands. Some natural populations may occur on the far eastern mainland of Asia in Russia. Its specific epithet derives from its Ainu name, meaning "bitter".
Uses
Some cultivation of this species for its fruit is conducted by people in Japan and on Sakhalin.{{cite book |last1=Hanelt |first1=Peter |title=Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Except Ornamentals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=10IMFSavIMsC |year=2001 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783540410171 |page=503}} The Ainu and others use its wood for various crafts, such as hunting weapons, musical instruments, and furniture.{{cite book |last=Phillipi |first=Donald L. |date=1979 |title=Songs of Gods, Songs of Humans: The Epic Tradition of the Ainu |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=172 |isbn= 9781400870691 }}{{cite book |last=Sargent |first=Charles Sprague |date=1894 |title=Forest Flora of Japan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2pcCAAAAYAAJ |publisher=Houghton, Mifflin |page=38 |author-link=Charles Sprague Sargent}}{{Cite web|url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+ssiori|title = Prunus ssiori Japanese Bird Cherry PFAF Plant Database}}
References
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External links
- {{PFAF|Prunus ssiori}}
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