Details for: DPRU 220, Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb, Smith

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb

Top Name:

Smith

Origin:

Developed – California, United States

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

01 Oct 1984

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb

Top Name:

Smith

Origin:

Developed – California, United States

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

01 Oct 1984

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

NEAR 1890.
California, United States
Comment: About 1890 George W. Smith noticed a heavy bearing seedling tree in his orchard at Brentwood, CA. For trial purposes he grafted over a number of trees to the seedling, which was later called Smith's X.L.

Donated

01 October 1984.
California, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis
Donor(s):

University of California

Accession Names and Identifiers

Smith

Type: Unverified name

Smith XL

Type: Unverified name

Smith's X.L.

Type: Unverified name

R15T7-8

Type: Donor identifier

Donor location identifier

University of California

DPRU 220

Type: Site identifier

Narrative

Type = Almond. Per USDA Bulletin 1282, Almond Varieties in the United States, pg. 122-123: "Trees: Moderately vigorous grower, moderately upright, outer branches drooping. Main branches - Stocky, medium length. Twigs - Nodes large, giving twigs a zigzag appearance. Internodes average short. Lenticels - Numerous, vary in size on old wood (average on bark 5 to 6 years old, 1/32 by 1/8 inch); raised, grayish brown, with dark longitudinal crack through center, oval, ends bluntly acute. On young twigs lenticels very numerous, grayish green, distinct. Foliage - Quite dense. Blade - Size variable (7/8 by 2 1/2 to 1 3/8 by 4 inches; average rather large, 1 1/8 by 3 1/2 inches); inclined to be wide (ratio of width to length varies from 1:5 to 1:7). Shape generally ovate, many elliptical, some obovate. Petiole - Length varies (1 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches; average rather longer than medium. 7/8 inch; ratio of length of petiole to length of blade, about 1:4); varies in diameter. Color green, turning slightly pinkish in late fall. Bearing habit - Averages good crops.

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb

Genus:

Prunus

Subgenus:

Amygdalus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Amygdaleae

Nomen number:

29890

Place of publication:

Feddes Repert. 74:24. 1967

Verified:

04/12/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Amygdalus dulcis Mill.

Autonym(s)
Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb var. dulcis

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amygdalus communis L.
Amygdalus communis L. var. communis
Prunus amygdalus Batsch
Prunus communis (L.) Arcang.
Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb var. amara (DC.) Buchheim

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	almond		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	bitter almond	as Amygdalus communis ‘Amara’	1	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. Note: = Amygdalus communis L.
English	sweet almond	as Prunus dulcis var. dulcis	1	Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Prunus dulcis var. dulcis
French	amandier		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	amandier commun		2	Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
German	Bittermandelbaum	as Prunus dulcis var. amara	2	Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Prunus dulcis var. amara
German	Knackmandel		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
German	Mandel		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German	Mandelbaum		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italian	mandorio		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmaji	āmondo		2	Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
Portuguese	amendoeira		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)	amêndoa-amarga		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)	amêndoa-doce		2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanish	almendro		2	Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
Swedish	bittermandel		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Swedish	mandel		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	bian tao	as Amygdalus communis	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Amygdalus communis L.

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