
- Hindi
- पइयां
- Botanical
- Prunus cornuta
- Family
- Rosaceae
About the plant
A Himalayan cherry with long fruit racemes that thrushes and bulbuls strip in weeks.
Growing it
A hill forest tree; plant it in mixed company, not alone.
What it is for
Bird food; hill forest restoration.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Moist hill soil
- Season
- Mar–Apr
- Grows in
- Garden / ground
- Mature size
- 10–20 m
- First harvest
- Fruit from year six
A hill forest tree; plant it in mixed company, not alone.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Bird food; hill forest restoration.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- Published