[nafex] Is 'Montmorency' sour-cherry a true sour-cherry: P. cerasus or {P. avium x P. tomentosa}
Steven Covacci
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Sun Feb 26 19:24:17 EST 2012
Scott Smith just pointed me to genetic research showing 'Montmorency' to be true sour-cherry (P. cerasus):
Genetic relationships between diploid and allotetraploid cherry species (Prunus avium, Prunus x gondouinii and Prunus cerasus)
However, there are many catalogues (including St. Lawrence, etc.) that identify it as a P. avium (sweet-cherry) x P. tomentosa (Nanking-cherry) hybrid!
Why is widely considered a hybrid cherry, rather then a true sour-cherry P. cerasus (which started of course as a hybrid).
Steve; NJ
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