Prunus davidiana

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Scientific Names

Read about Prunus davidiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Prunus davidiana, Franch. (Persica Davidiana, Carr. Prunus Persica var. Davidiana, Maxim.). Fig. 3228. Slender willow-like tree: lvs. narrower and smaller than those of the peach, tapering from near the base into very long acuminate points, very sharp-serrate, light green, willow-like: fls. appearing very early, 1 in. or more across, blush or light pink, solitary, the sepals glabrous: fr. nearly globular, the suture prominent, about 1 in. diam., pubescent, grayish or yellowish; stone small and nearly spherical, ruminated, free from the whitish dry flesh. China. R.H. 1872, p. 75. G.F. 10:503. Gt. 44:1412. G.C. III. 11:529. Var. Alba, Bean (var. albiflora, Schneid. Persica Davidiana var. alba, Carr.). Fls. white. Gn. 50. p. 165. G. 28:5. Somewhat grown as an ornamental subject. Hardy in the North, but the fl.-buds are usually killed. It blooms very early, much in advance of peaches. It is said to be used in China as stock for many stone-fruits, and tests (particularly as a peach stock) are now under way in this country. Subgenus III. Cerasus. Cherries. Fr. globular or oblong, not sulcate, glabrous and usually not glaucous, the stone turgid (usually nearly globular), and rarely conspicuously longer than broad and smooth: fls. in umbel-like fascicles (mostly solitary in P. tomentosa), commonly with or immediately preceding the lvs. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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