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Definition of Prunus besseyi
1. Noun. Dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit.
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Besseyi
Literary usage of Prunus besseyi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Koehne). What other botanical forms may be in cult, as flowering almond needs to
be determined. 3232. Western sand cherry.—prunus besseyi (XH). No. 37. ..."
2. Sketch of the Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"38), and the western dwarf cherry (prunus besseyi, Fig. 39). The history of this
dwarf cherry group was first written by the present author less than four ..."
3. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Sand cherry, prunus besseyi. Peach and nectarine, Prunus Persica. Apricot, Prunus
armeniaca. Japan apricot, Prunus Mume. Purple apricot, Prunus dasycarpa. ..."
4. The Principles of Fruit-growing by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1897)
"Sand cherry, prunus besseyi. Peach and nectarine, Prunus Persia:. Apricot, Prunus
Armeniaca. Japan apricot, Prunus Mume. ..."
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