Manchurian Apricot (Prunus mandshurica)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Incorrect spelling. Should be: Prunus mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and is then acceptable for dessert. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Not usually very palatable raw but it is all right cooked.; Occasionally the fruit is sweet and is then acceptable for dessert.; The wild forms are usually slightly fleshy to dry, sour or somewhat bitter, though there are large-fruited forms with a pleasant tasting fragrant flesh.

Habitat & North American Range

Open well illuminated stony or rocky slopes. Mixed forests, thickets, mountain regions and open sunny slopes at elevations of 200 - 1000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)