prunus
Noun
Meaning
A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening.
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A cherry tree will take three to four years to produce its first crop of fruit, and seven years to attain full maturity. citation Because of the cold-weather requirement, none of the Prunus genus can grow in tropical climates.
Cultivars The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit : See cherry blossom and Prunus for ornamental trees.
Cultivators have created what is known as a "black apricot" or "purple apricot", ( Prunus dasycarpa ), a hybrid of an apricot and the cherry plum ( Prunus cerasifera ).
From this diversity only two species, the hexaploid European plum (Prunus domestica) and the diploid Japanese plum (Prunus salicina and hybrids), are of worldwide commercial significance.
Common rootstocks are Lovell Peach, Nemaguard Peach, Prunus besseyi, and Citation. citation This is done to improve predictability of the fruit quality.
Species The list below contains many Prunus species that bear the common name cherry, but they are not necessarily members of the subgenus Cerasus, or bear edible fruit.