BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Prunus fremontii | Desert Apricot 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Desert apricot is a rigidly branched, native, deciduous shrub or small
tree.  It grows from 5 to 13 feet tall (1.5-4 m) and has glabrous,
spine-tipped twigs.  Leaves are round and 0.5 to 0.75 (1-2 cm) long.  It
bears a stone fruit which is 0.32 to 0.56 inches long (8-14 mm) [6,7].
 


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Phanerophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
NO-ENTRY


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Desert apricot is predominantly found in canyons below 4,000 feet (1,212
m) in elevation.  Sites range from thick stands of woody shrubs with
little barren ground to widely spaced desert scrubs.  Soils are typically
sandy [11,12].

Common plant associates of desert apricot include chaparral currant
(Ribes malvaceum), Our Lord's candle (Yucca whipplei), California
juniper (Juniperus californica), desert-willow (Chilopsis linearis),
buckhorn cholla (Opuntia acanthocarpa), and hedgehog cactus (Echinocerus
engelmannii) [12].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Desert apricot flowers from February to March [6,7].

Related categories for Species: Prunus fremontii | Desert Apricot