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 Prunus cultivar
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A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc) in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary (not clustered), the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone.
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Species
The subgenus is divided into three sections:
- Sect. Prunus (Old World plums). Leaves in bud rolled inwards; flowers 1-3 together; fruit smooth, often wax-bloomed.
- P. cerasifera (cherry plum)
- Prunus cocomilia
- Prunus consociiflora"
- P. domestica (species of most "plums" and "prunes" sold as such) Apricots were cultivated in Mesopotamia, and it was known as armanu in the Akkadian language.
 Prunus domestica |
 Prunus domestica |
 Bluebyrd plum |
 Plum (variety Tucker) - watercolor 1894 |
 Plum (variety Pacific Prune) - watercolor 1893 |
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 Plum blossoms |
 Plum blossom |
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 "Golden Drop" (yellowgage)Plum from Iran |
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See also
- Fruit trees
- Fruit tree forms
- Fruit tree propagation
- Pruning fruit trees
- Pluot
- Prune (fruit)
- Dietary fiber
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- Prunus americanum images hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences of Vanderbilt University
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