[The Rose Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Wild Cherries and Plums of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Prunus

Bittercherry, Bitter Cherry, Shrubby Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata (Synonym: Cerasus emarginata)

Shrubby Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Sweet Cherry: Prunus avium (Synonym: Cerasus avium) -

Cherry Plum: Prunus cerasifera (Synonym: Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii) -

Sour Cherry: Prunus cerasus - Tree to 30 feet. Flowers large (quarter-sized) with notched tips. Leaves elliptical with small serrations. Flowers from mid-April to mid-May.

Common Garden Plum, Cultivated Plum, European Plum: Prunus domestica (Synonym: Prunus domestica var. domestica) -

Sweet Almond: Prunus dulcis (Synonyms: Amygdalus communis, Amygdalus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus, Prunus communis, Prunus dulcis var. amara) -

Bittercherry, Bitter Cherry, Shrubby Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata (Synonym: Cerasus emarginata) -

Bittercherry, Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis (Synonym: Cerasus mollis) - Shrub to 12 feet. Flowers small, smaller than a dime in diameter, white with 5 petals, in small clusters along the stems. Leaves dark green, with shiny upper surfaces, and elliptical shape.

Cherry Laurel, Hedge Cherry Laurel: Prunus laurocerasus (Synonym: Cerasus laurocerasus) -

Mahaleb Cherry, Perfumed Cherry: Prunus mahaleb -

Peach: Prunus persica -

Choke Cherry, Common Chokecherry, Western Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Synonyms: Cerasus demissa, Padus demissa, Padus virginiana var. demissa, Prunus demissa, Prunus demissa ssp. demissa, Prunus virginiana ssp. demissa, Prunus virginiana var. demissa) -

Choke Cherry, Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (Synonyms: Cerasus demissa var. melanocarpa, Padus melanocarpa, Padus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa, Prunus demissa var. melanocarpa, Prunus demissa var. nuttallii, Prunus melanocarpa, Prunus pinetorum, Prunus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa) - Shrub or small tree to 25 feet tall. Small, white flowers arranged in racemes at tips of branches.

Hybrid Cherry, Puget Sound Cherry: Prunus x pugetensis (Synonym: Prunus avium x emarginata)


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