Prunus brigantiaca

Read about Prunus brigantiaca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Prunus brigantiaca, Vill. (Armeniaca brigantiaca, Pers. P. Armeniaca subsp. brigantiaca, Dipp.). Alpine Plum. Shrub or small thornless tree, with mostly smaller lvs. and smaller smooth subacid fr. the size of a small green-gage plum: lvs. broad-oval or ovate, the blade 2-3 in. long, abruptly short-pointed, very sharp-serrate, above glabrous or essentially so, beneath lighter- colored and more or less hairy on rib and nerves, the petiole gland-bearing and usually less than 1 in. long: fls. white, about 1/2in, across. French Alps. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.