| Prunus canescens | |
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| Closeup of the bark | |
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Prunus |
| Section: | P. sect. Cerasus |
| Species: | P. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Prunus canescens Bois | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cerasus canescens (Bois) S.Ya.Sokolov | |
Prunus canescens, the gray-leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for Prunus incana), is a species of cherry native to China, found in Hubei and Sichuan provinces. A shrubby tree, it grows to about 3 m. It is a parent of a number of hybrid rootstocks for sweet cherries, and occasionally grown as an ornamental for its attractive shiny brown bark.
Hybrids
Hybrids having P. canescens as a parent include Prunus × schmittii (P. avium × P. canescens), an ornamental tree, and the important GiSeLa dwarfing rootstock series (P. cerasus × P. canescens).
References
- Zhang, Qijing; Gu, Dajun (September 2016). "Genetic Relationships among 10 Prunus Rootstock Species from China, Based on Simple Sequence Repeat Markers". Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 141 (5): 520–526. doi:10.21273/JASHS03827-16. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- "Pfaf Plant Search".
- Whiting, Matthew D; Lang, Gregory; Ophardt, David (June 2005). "Rootstock and Training System Affect Sweet Cherry Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality" (PDF). HortScience. 40 (3): 582–586. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.40.3.582. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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