Prunus lyonii - Catalina Island cherry

Catalina Island cherry (Prunus lyonii) is an evergreen tree native to the Channel Islands of California, in North America, closely related to hollyleaf cherry, with fruit edible raw and a seed edible once leached of bitterness.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Prunus spp.
• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Prunus lyonii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 45 seconds ↩