Plum-cherry hybrid

A plum-cherry hybrid is a hybrid between Chinese or Japanese plum (Prunus salicina and its hybrids) and sweet cherry (Prunus avium). Although it is often called cherry plum, it has no relation to the cherry plum species (Prunus cerasifera). It is also known as plerry (more like a plum) or cherum (more like a cherry).^[1] Commercial plum-cherry hybrids include 'Nadia',^[2] CherriYum!, Verry Cherry Plum (cherum hybrids, including 'Sweet Pixie',^[3] 'Sweet Pixie 5',^[4] etc.) and Pluerry (complex plerry hybrids^[5]).

Not all hybrids marketed as "cherry plums" are plum-cherry hybrids. For example, Sprite Cherry-Plum^[6] and Delight Cherry-Plum^[7] are actually Russian plums (Prunus × rossica).

References

1. Karp, David (2012-06-30). "Market Watch: Plum-cherry hybrids find a sweet spot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
2. Rullo, Joseph. "Plum × cherry interspecific hybrid tree named 'Nadia'". US20090044301P1.
3. Zaiger, Gary Neil; Gardner, Leith Marie; Zaiger, Grant Gene. "Interspecific tree named 'Sweet Pixie'". USPP23211P3. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
4. Zaiger, Gary Neil; Gardner, Leith Marie; Zaiger, Grant Gene. "Interspecific tree named 'Sweet Pixie 5'". USPP28308P3. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
5. "Zaiger Interspecifics". Dave Wilson Nursery. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
6. "Sprite Cherry-Plum Interspecific Plum". Dave Wilson Nursery. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
7. "Delight Cherry-Plum Interspecific Plum". Dave Wilson Nursery. Retrieved 2021-02-20.