Prunus triloba

Prunus triloba, sometimes called flowering plum^[2] or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus jacquemontii,^[3] is a shrubby cherry, sometimes becoming a small tree. The flowers are pale pink or white,^[3] and the fruit are red and "pubescent", i.e. with soft hair. It originates from China but is popular around the world as an ornamental.

Prunus triloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Prunus
Section:	Prunus sect. Louiseania
Species:	P. triloba
Binomial name
Prunus triloba Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
List Amygdalopsis lindleyi Carrière Amygdalus pedunculata Bunge Amygdalus petzoldii (K.Koch) Ricker Amygdalus triloba (Lindl.) Ricker Amygdalus triloba var. plena (Dippel) S.Q.Nie Amygdalus triloba var. truncata (Kom.) S.Q.Nie Cerasus triloba (Lindl.) A.I.Baranov & Liou Louiseania triloba (Lindl.) Pachom. Persica triloba (Lindl.) Drobow Prunopsis lindleyi (Carrière) André Prunus petzoldii K.Koch Prunus triloba f. petzoldii (K.Koch) Q.L.Wang

It is most often found in cultivation in the double flowered form P. triloba 'Multiplex', which has double pink flowers. This cultivar is often sold as "Rose Tree of China", "China Rose Tree", or other variants.

The stones of P. triloba are often used to make beaded bracelets in China.^[4]