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Prunus ×domestica L.

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Prunus ×domestica L.
Prunus ×domestica L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Prunus ×domestica

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×domestica

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Prunus spinosa L. × Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.

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Prunus ×domestica L.

Deciduous, generally small tree up to c. 6-(9) m high when mature, sometimes forming thickets, not or sparsely armed; trunk short to fairly tall; secondary branches erect to spreading. Lf petiole (10)-15-30 mm long, pilose at least when young; blade moderately thin, obovate to broadly elliptic or suborbicular, 30-70-(120) × 15-45-(60) mm, acute or short-apiculate at apex, cuneate at base, glabrous and ± slightly shining above, duller below, hairy at first and usually with at least some hairs remaining on major veins and lower part of margins, otherwise glabrous, serrulate, almost 2-serrate or crenate, sometimes with teeth glandular; stipules short, oblong-triangular, deciduous. Fls 1-2-(4), in fascicles on short shoots, not fragrant; pedicels (5)-10-25-(30) mm long, pendent or spreading, glabrous or hairy, greenish. Hypanthium broad; sepals oblong-lanceolate, c. 3 mm long, obtuse, glabrous or glabrate except on inner face, mostly green, often becoming reflexed, with or without marginal, stalked glands. Petals 5, spreading, ± orbicular or elliptic-obovate, (8)-10-15 mm long, rounded, ± undulate, white or greenish white. Stamens < petals; filaments whitish. Fr. (20)-25-45 mm long (to c. 60 mm in cultivation), globose, subglobose, broadly ellipsoid or broadly ovoid-oblong, sulcate, glabrous, green, yellow, red or blackish purple in flesh and skin, usually pruinose, somewhat sweet to dry or slightly bitter; stone smooth.

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Prunus ×domestica L.
Prunus ×domestica L.
Prunus ×domestica L.
Prunus ×domestica L.
Prunus ×domestica L.

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Prunus ×domestica L.
New Zealand
Prunus ×domestica L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Prunus ×domestica L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Prunus ×domestica L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Prunus ×domestica L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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6356fc5a-34a0-49a9-ae6a-9d8f240e2917
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1 January 2000
27 June 2022
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