Capulin Cherry (Prunus salicifolia)

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

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flesh but a slightly astringent aftertaste. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Thin skinned with a juicy sub-acid to sweet flesh but a slightly astringent aftertaste.; They can be eaten out of hand or used in preserves, pies etc.; The juice is often mixed with cornmeal to make a cake.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)