SPECIMEN / ROSACEAE
Prunus avium 'Alkavo'
Alkavo CVI Mazzard Cherry, Certified Virus Indexed Mazzard
Origin to be documented
SPECIES REFERENCE / Prunus avium
Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry or gean, is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to western Eurasia and naturalized elsewhere. It is an ancestor of P. cerasus (sour cherry). All parts of the plant except for the ripe fruit are slightly toxic, containing cyanogenic glycosides. The species is often cultivated as an ornamental tree.
This description covers the referenced species, not the specific cultivar, provenance, or seed selection.
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- Botanical family
- Rosaceae
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