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Flowers and foliage
Scientific classification
Genus:	Prunus
Species:	buergeriana
Synonyms
Padus buergeriana (Miq.) T.T.Yü and T. C. Ku Laurocerasus buergeriana (Miq.) C. K. Schneid. Prunus adenodonta Merr. Prunus fauriei H.Lév. Prunus venosa Koehne

Prunus buergeriana, in Japanese イヌザクラ (inu-zakura), meaning dog cherry, is a species of bird cherry native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, northeast India (Sikkim), and Bhutan. In China it prefers to grow on mountain slopes at 1000 to 3400 m above sea level. Its closest relative is Prunus perulata, from which it is morphologically and genetically distinct.

Description

The bark is brown with pale eyes

Prunus buergeriana individuals usually reach a height of 6–12 metres (20–39 ft). The small flowers are borne on a raceme. The fruit ripen from green through red to black.

Cultural significance

Considered an unlovely tree in Japan, the dog cherry is used as a simile in Japanese haiku for unflattering comparisons with dogs; in these the paltry raceme resembles the tail of a whipped cur, or the spotted bark the markings of a starving mongrel.

The Mine-tatae (峰湛), a large specimen growing in the Suwa Grand Shrine and the subject of veneration

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