Prunus cerasifera 'Wessex'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in Moose Range, Saskatchewan, Canada, by Percy H. Wright, Carrot Valley Nursery, Sutherland, Sask. Introd. in 1964. Open-pollinated seedling of (Prunus besseyi × Mordel plum); selected in 1950. Tree: Fruit: quality good; dries like a prune. Bush: extremely hardy; highly productive; blooms late, escaping spring frosts.
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Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Prunus cerasifera 'Wessex'