[3][4][5][6] Cormus domestica is generally rare, listed as an endangered species in Switzerland and Austria, and uncommon in Spain.

[6] More recently, a small population of genuinely wild specimens was found growing as stunted shrubs on cliffs in south Wales (Glamorgan) and nearby southwest England (Gloucestershire).

Its largest English population is within the Horseshoe Bend Site of Special Scientific Interest at Shirehampton, near Bristol.

[6] The largest and perhaps one of the oldest known specimens in Europe is on an educational trail near the town of Strážnice in the province of Moravia, Czech Republic.

Picked straight off the tree, it is highly astringent and gritty;[10] however, when left to blet (overripen) it sweetens and becomes pleasant to eat.

[3][11] In the Moravian Slovakia region of the Czech Republic, there is a community-run museum[12] with an educational trail and a festival for this tree, with products like jam, juice and brandy made from its fruit.