Dilijan National Park among four juniper species occurring in the national park. There are well conserved juniper stands on the rocky slopes of Mount Abeghakhar in the basin of the River Aghstev. The forests in the national park are rich in fruit trees and bushes such as oriental apple – "Malus orientalis", walnut - "Juglans regia", cornel - "Cornus mas", plum - "Prunus" spp., blackthorn - "Prunus spinosa", pear - "Pyrus communis" subsp. "caucasica", gooseberry - "Grossularia reclinata" ("Ribes reclinatum"), medlar - "Mespilus germanica", common hazelnut - "Corylus avellana" (see also Hazelnut Reservation), various species of Blackcurrant - "Ribes" spp., and hawthorn -
Prunus cerasus Prunus cerasus Prunus cerasus (sour cherry, tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) is a species of "Prunus" in the subgenus "Cerasus" (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry ("Prunus avium"), but has a fruit that is more acidic. The tree is smaller than the sweet cherry (growing to a height of 4–10 m), has twiggy branches, and its crimson-to-near-black cherries are borne upon shorter stalks. There are several varieties of the sour cherry: the dark-red morello cherry and the lighter-red varieties including the amarelle cherry, and the popular Montmorency cherry. The