Prunus sect. Microcerasus
# Prunus sect. Microcerasus

Prunus sect. Microcerasus is a section of Prunus. It used to be included in Prunus subg. Cerasus, but phylogenetic research indicates it belongs to Prunus subg. Prunus. It differs from Prunus subg. Cerasus by having three winter buds per axil.

## Species

Species in this section are often called bush cherries or dwarf cherries. They include:

* Prunus alaica
* Prunus albicaulis
* Prunus bifrons
* Prunus brachypetala
* Prunus chorossanica
* Prunus dictyoneura
* Prunus erythrocarpa
* Prunus erzincanica
* Prunus glandulosa
* Prunus griffithii
* Prunus hippophaeoides
* Prunus humilis
* Prunus incana
* Prunus jacquemontii
* Prunus japonica
* Prunus microcarpa
* Prunus pogonostyla
* Prunus pojarkovii
* Prunus prostrata
* Prunus pseudoprostrata
* Prunus pumila
   * Prunus pumila var. besseyi
   * Prunus pumila var. depressa
* Prunus susquehanae
* Prunus tianshanica
* Prunus tomentosa
* Prunus verrucosa
* Prunus yazdiana

Hybrids:

* Prunus × cistena
