''Prunus canescens'', the gray-leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for ''
Prunus incana''), is a species of
cherry native to
China
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, found in
Hubei
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and
Sichuan
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provinces. A shrubby tree, it grows to about 3m. It is a parent of a number of hybrid rootstocks for sweet cherries, and occasionally grown as an ornamental for its attractive shiny brown bark.
Hybrids
Hybrids having ''P. canescens'' as a parent include ''
Prunus × schmittii'' (''
P. avium'' × ''P. canescens''), an ornamental tree, and the important GiSeLa dwarfing rootstock series (''
P. cerasus'' × ''P. canescens'').
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canescens
Cherries
Flora of China
Ornamental trees
Plants described in 1904