Purple Apricot - Prunus dasycarpa

Purple Apricot - Prunus dasycarpa [2]
Rose Family: Rosaceae
Purple apricot is an outstanding, delicate ornamental specimen tree.
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Purple Apricot - Prunus dasycarpa

Taxon: Prunus ×dasycarpa Ehrh.

Genus: Prunus subgenus: Prunus section: Armeniaca
Family: Rosaceae subfamily: Spiraeoideae tribe: Amygdaleae.
Nomen number: 29881
Place of publication: Beitr. Naturk. 6:90. 1791
Comment: probably P. armeniaca × P. cerasifera

Common names:

purple apricot (Source: Websters Dict )
zi xing (Source: F ChinaEng as Armeniaca dasycarpa)

Purple Apricot - Prunus dasycarpa, Morton Arboretum acc. 149-93*3 is 16 years old [2]

Purple Apricot Trio

References

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) Prunus ×dasycarpa Ehrh.
Purple Apricot - Prunus dasycarpa, Morton Arboretum acc. 149-93*3, photographed May 4th, 2009. Photographer: Bruce J. Marlin
Morton Arboretum, Crabapples for the Home Landscape
Morton Arboretum, Plant Health Care Report, Issue 2009.07, May 22- May 28, 2009

Excerpts from Morton Arboretum articles used with permission.

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