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Prunus incisa Thunb. Rosaceae 'Kojo-no-mai' Fuji Cherry
Prunus ... contain under their bark cyanogenetic glycosides which serve the additional function of deterring rabbits or deer from gnawing them in winter.
Ball, P A J . (1981). Plants, their predators and the physician. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, London. page 7
The fruit is not toxic. Ingesting the bark could result in cyanide poisoning.
Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022