Hybrid rootstock, deciduous. Prunus avium x P. pseudocerasus 70-80% the size of mazzard, used for fruiting and flowering cherries. Resistant to crown gall, cherry replant disease and bacterial canker.

N.E. Asia. Very pendulous, broadly crowned, deciduous. Green stemmed, more vigorous than S. babylonica. Cuttings 40cm, Rooted topped @ 1m.

Europe and W Asia. Densely branched pyramidical crown , deciduous. Red bud scales. Heart shaped leaves turn yellow in autumn, mostly hairless except for small tufrs of brown hairs on the underside leaf axils. Scented yellow-green erect flowers held above the bract, attract bees, valuable honey. Fruits round, thin-shelled smooth unribbed 1 -2 seeded. Tolerates limestone soils.