Prunus arabica is a species of wild almond found across the Middle East.

It is a broomlike shrub typically 0.75 to 2 m tall, with brown bark.

[4] It prefers to grow in arid or semiarid areas at 500 to 2700 m above sea level.

A full genetic and morphological analysis suggests that Prunus scoparia may be conspecific with it; certainly it is its closest relative.

[4] It is occasionally cultivated for erosion control, as its brushy growth form makes a good windbreak.