also: ゆすら
noun
Nanking cherry; downy cherry
A species of cherry native to northern and western China, Korea, and Mongolia, widely cultivated in Japan for its fruit and ornamental flowers. The fruit is small, red, and edible.
庭にユスラウメの木を植えた。
I planted a Nanking cherry tree in the garden.
ゆすらうめの実は甘酸っぱくて美味しい。
The fruit of the Nanking cherry is sweet and sour and delicious.
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used.
Shortened form used in everyday speech.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. The characters mean 'plum peach'.
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used. The characters mean 'mountain cherry'.
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used. Note that 桜桃 is more commonly read as おうとう (cherry).
The name ユスラウメ is of uncertain origin. It may be related to the way the fruit hangs or moves (揺する, 'to shake'), but this is speculative.