Details for: PI 664076, Prunus hybr., 'Helen Taft'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus hybr.
Cultivar:
'Helen Taft'
Origin:
Developed – District of Columbia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
29 Nov 2011
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus hybr.
Cultivar:
'Helen Taft'
Origin:
Developed – District of Columbia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
29 Nov 2011
Improvement Status:
Breeding material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1981.
District of Columbia, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Helen Taft'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 61128
Type: Site identifier
U.S. National Arboretum accession number

Narrative
Prunus yedoensis x P. campanulata hybrid made in 1981 and introduced in 2012 to commemorate 100th anniversary of the planting of the cherries at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. Mature size approximately 35 feet tall and 30 feet wide. The female parent of the cross was a propagation from the specimen planted at the Tidal Basin by Viscountess Chinda of Japan.
Prunus hybr.
Genus:
Prunus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:

301092
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for Prunus hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
12/21/1986 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Amygdalus hybr.
Armeniaca hybr.
Prunus marianna ined.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishaprium  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishpeachcot  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishplum cherry  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishplumcot  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
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Description:
Prunus yedoensis x P. campanulata