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Prunus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, including the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. Because of their considerable value as both food and ornamental plants, many Prunus species have been introduced to parts of the world to which they are not native. Prunus laurocerasus - Cherry Laurel, of the Balkans and West Asia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prunus   (622 words)

Encyclopedia: Prunus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Binomial name Prunus persica L. A peachy dessert The peach is a tree, Prunus persica, and the juicy fruit that it bears, which has a single large seed encased in hard wood (called the pit or stone), yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a velvety skin. The Morello cherry (Prunus cerasus) is a fruit that is similar to the sweet cherry, but has a fruit body which is more sour, and so is useful primarily for culinary purposes. Binomial name Prunus virginiana The Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America, where it is found almost throughout the continent except for the deep south and the far north. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Prunus   (2405 words)

Prunus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs traditionally placed within the rose family, (Family Rosaceae), but now sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae), or in a subfamily of Rosaceae, the Prunoideae (or Amygdaloideae). Prunus avium -- Wild cherry, also called the Gean, Mazzard, or Sweet cherry, and the parent of most of the edible cherries. Prunus laurocerasus -- Cherry laurel, of the Balkans and West Asia. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/prunus   (622 words)

winemaking: (Texas Wild Plum Wine) Prunus alleghaniensis (Alleghany or Allegheny Plum) is the common wild plum of the northeastern United States. Prunus ilicifolia (Evergreen Cherry, Holly-Leaf Cherry, Islay) is native to California. Prunus maritima (Beach Plum, Shore Plum) is native to the seacoast of the northeast, with small (1/2 to 1 in.) bluish-purple fruit, but red or yellow fruit are also known. winemaking.jackkeller.net /wildplum.asp   (1057 words)

prunus - definition by dict.die.net Prunus n : a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: Prunus, genus Prunus] Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the Prunus domestica are described; among them the greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are some of the best known. Note: Among the true plums are; Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, Bullace plum. dict.die.net /prunus   (972 words)

Prunus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs traditionally placed the rose family (Family Rosaceae) but now sometimes placed in its family the Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae) or in a subfamily of Rosaceae the Prunoideae (or Amygdaloideae). Because of their considerable value as both and ornamental plants many Prunus species have been introduced to parts of the world to they are not native. Prunus avium -- Wild cherry also called the Gean Mazzard or cherry and the parent of most of edible cherries. www.freeglossary.com /Prunus   (663 words)

AllRefer.com - plum, in botany, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia The name damson is now applied to several varieties of Prunus domestica, the common garden plum of European or SW Asian origin, e.g., P. maritima), a low-growing shrub common along the eastern coast, especially on Cape Cod, where the gathering of fruit for jelly and preserves became a commercial project. The plum is closely related to the almond, apricot, cherry, and other species of the genus Prunus; a number of apricot-plum hybrids, such as the plumcot, Pluot, and Aprium, have been developed. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/plum.html   (567 words)

winemaking: wild plum wines The Chicksaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) ranges from New Jersey to Indiana and southward and is found in woods and thickets. The Hortulan plum (Prunus hortulana) is restricted to moist woods and thickets in the middle Mississippi Valley and is rather rare. The Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera), or myrobalan, is native to Asia and ripens a red or yellow fruit. winemaking.jackkeller.net /plums.asp   (1348 words)

Page 39 Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) 241 -- fl clusters bracted Prunus domestica (plum) 243 -- thorny branches; lvs oblance to obovate, hairy beneath Prunus pensylvanica (pin cherry) 241 -- lvs egg- or lance-shaped in whorls; flwring brnchs rddish brwn; fl clusters bractless nynjctbotany.org /NYPL/PL39.html   (884 words)

The phylogenetic utility of nucleotide sequences of sorbitol 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in Prunus (Rosaceae) -- Bortiri ... The phylogenetic utility of nucleotide sequences of sorbitol 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in Prunus (Rosaceae) -- Bortiri et al. The latter was assigned to subgenus Prunus by Mason (1913) Lee S. Wen 2001 A phylogenetic analysis of Prunus and the Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae) using ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/89/10/1697   (7227 words)

plum - definition from Biology-Online.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the Prunus domestica are described; among them the greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are some of the best known. Among the true plums are; Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, Bullace plum. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than Prunus, are; Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and C. Australis, of the same family with the persimmon. www.biology-online.org /dictionary/plum   (283 words)

Prunus --  Encyclopædia Britannica The genus Prunus has great economic importance as it includes the cultivated almond, peach, plum, cherry, and apricot (qq.v. (Prunus laurocerasus, also Laurocerasus officinalis), evergreen shrub, of the rose family (Rosaceae), native to Europe but cultivated, particularly as a hedge plant, in other temperate regions. (Prunus persica variety nectarina), smooth-skinned peach of the family Rosaceae, known for more than 2,000 years and grown throughout the warmer temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9061663   (702 words)

Plant Profile for Prunus (plum)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Prunus L. See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map. Prunus L. View 68 genera in Rosaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Prunus L. View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24762. plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=PRUNU   (228 words)

Prunus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Prunus species are used as food plants for some Lepidoptera species including Light Emerald. An overview of the "Prunus Root" pattern on 18th Century Blue and White Worcester Porcelain - A collectors perspective. Collezione personale di bonsai: aceri, prunus, ginkgo biloba, melo, olmo, cotoneaster, forsizia e glicine. www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Prunus   (1102 words)

Plant Viruses Online - Plum pox potyvirus Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting; not transmitted by contact between plants; transmitted by seed (in apricots (Nemet and Kolber, 1983)); not transmitted by pollen. Prunus persica TS-1-TS10, Andross, Coronado, June Berta, Ranger, Rio Oso Gem. Prunus serrulata: PPV 0, PNRV +, PDV +, ACLSV -, PLPV -. image.fs.uidaho.edu /vide/descr630.htm   (1215 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Prunus munsoniana W. Wight & Hedrick - Wild goose plum. Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urban - West indian cherry. umbellata Synonymy: Prunus mitis Beadle, Prunus umbellata var. www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/ruled_html_query?colldir=kartesz/mgdata&collname=bonap98&query=Prunus   (705 words)

Prunus - Plant Stock - Nurseryman.Com Prunus campanulata - 20-30' rosered Taiwan / Formosan Cherry Prunus tenella - z2, 2 - 5'h, sucker, red, dwarf Russian Almond Prunus tomentosa - z2, 6 - 10'x15' Manchu / Nanking Cherry www.nurseryman.com /plants/P/Prunus.html   (203 words)

Chapter Plugger <i>to</i> Plumy of P by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition) The edible drupaceous fruit of the Prunus domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree. The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties of plum, of our gardens, although growing into thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the flthorn, produced by long cultivation. , the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes, — www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1207/23641/1.html   (350 words)

American Fruit Grower: Researchers' notebook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) The Prunus family includes peach, nectarine, almond, apricot, plum, and sweet and sour cherry. Because many Prunus species are graft-compatible and can be interbred, the development of a single tolerant genotype could positively impact the cultivation of several species, Rieger says. Another possibility Rieger is investigating is using Prunus ferganensis in a reciprocal grafting study with peach to see if drought tolerance could be enhanced. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3824/is_199804/ai_n8802575   (506 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) AMF occurred in planting stock of seven varieties of Ammophila breviligulata, and in Prunus maritima, Rosa rugosa, and Spartina patens, but were absent from Myrica pensylvanica. In a field planting in a previously barren deflation zone in the large parabolic dunes of Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, culms of A. breviligulata that were inoculated with native species of AMF produced more tillers and inflorescences than did non-inoculated plants, even though 78% of the latter had become mycorrhizal 47 weeks after planting. In greenhouse experiments, P. maritima was found to have an absolute requirement for AMF and Solidago sempervirens was not. mycorrhiza.ag.utk.edu /latest/latest97/zgemm1.htm   (279 words)

Abronia maritima Sand verbena. Its common associated plants are Prunus punctata (fasciculata var. punctata), Prunus ilicifolia, Arctostaphylos morroensis, Ceanothus ramulosus (cuneatus var. Abronia maritima's foliage color is Green, and type is Deciduous. www.laspilitas.com /plants/5.htm   (259 words)

Prunus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs traditionally placed within the rose family, Rosaceae, but now often placed in its own family, the Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae), or subfamily, Prunoideae (or Amygdaloideae). The fruit of all Prunus species is a drupe with a relatively large pit, or stone. It uses material from the wikipedia article Prunus. www.eurofreehost.com /pr/Prunus.html   (299 words)

* Plum - (Plants): Definition Plum, Almond, Peach, Apricot, Cherry, Bird Cherry, Cherry-Laurel (Prunus) - Bentham... common name for a tree of any of many species of the genus Prunus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a drupe... The bark is gray to brown, rough textured when mature and may be confused with that of plum trees in the genus Prunus. en.mimi.hu /plants/plum.html   (1089 words)

Sandusky Valley Nursery is an Ohio based online and mail order plant nursery that sells fruit trees chickasaw plums, ... Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa) is a great dwarf 6-10' cherry tree that produces many great tasting red cherries. Japanese Plum (Prunus salicina) is the parent of many of the well known garden plums such as Santa Rosa, Methley and shiro to name a few. Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) is a small plum tree to about 7 feet tall with small purple plums. www.svnursery.com /fruit_t.htm   (872 words)

6295 Desctription - Myrica pennsylvanica Shrubland This maritime dune shrubland is dominated by Prunus maritima and Myrica pensylvanica with Rosa rugosa common, but with low percent cover. The herbaceous layer is often sparse and composed of Ammophila breviligulata. Prunus maritima and Myrica pensylvanica are the dominant cover for this association. fwie.fw.vt.edu /www/cmigis/FIISfiles/Photo_Interp/Shrubland/6295.html   (247 words)

CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants It differs from the common beach plum (P. maritima) in that it has round instead of elliptical leaves. Some consider it morphologically distinct from Prunus maritima, worthy of recognization as a variety (var. Utilization and composition of the beach plum (Prunus maritima). www.centerforplantconservation.org /ASP/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=3646   (388 words)

Plum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A plum is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. Leaves in bud folded inwards; flowers 3-5 together; fruit smooth, often wax-bloomed. alleghaniensis, P. americana, P. angustifolia, P. hortulana, P. maritima, P. mexicana, P. nigra, P. orthosepala, P. subcordata. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/plum   (617 words)

Plum, American   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) Two species are in limited commercial production to provide fruit for jam. maritima Marsh., the Beach plum of coastal areas from New Brunswick to Virginia, and P. All the native plums have rather small, near globose fruits, produced on small trees or bushes. www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/Crops/PlumAmerican.html   (161 words)

Beach Plum (Prunus maritima): Small farm sustainability through crop diversification and value-added products. Beach Plum (Prunus maritima): Small farm sustainability through crop diversification and value-added products. This project and website was funded in part by a grant from the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program and other sponsors. Beach plum (Prunus maritima) is a fruiting shrub native to coastal dunes of the Northeastern United States. www.hort.cornell.edu /extension/beachplum   (206 words)

Prunus Prunus spinosa, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG] Prunus insititia L. Prunus domestica insititia ; [RK], 270 Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. www.funet.fi /pub/sci/bio/life/plants/magnoliophyta/magnoliophytina/magnoliopsida/rosaceae/prunus/index.html   (1107 words)

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