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 salicina Prunus salicina Prunus salicina (syn. "Prunus triflora" or "Prunus thibetica"), commonly called the Japanese plum or Chinese plum, is a small deciduous tree native to China. It is now also grown in fruit orchards in Korea, Japan, the United States, and Australia. "Prunus salicina" should not be confused with the "Prunus mume", a related species of plum also grown in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Another tree, "Prunus japonica", is also a separate species despite having a Latin name similar to "Prunus salicina"'s common name. Plant breeder Luther Burbank devoted a lot of work to hybridizing this species with the