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Prunus × cistena ( N.E.Hansen ) Koehne Prunus × cistena , the purple leaf sand cherry or dwarf red-leaf plum , is a hybrid species of Prunus , the result of a cross between Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan plum) and Prunus pumila (sand cherry). [ 1 ]
Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum. [3] It is native to Southeast Europe [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] and Western Asia , [ 3 ] [ 7 ] and is naturalised in the British Isles [ 4 ] and scattered locations in North America.
The prune plum tree is often found in streuobstwiesen. It grows to 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) in height; older trees have spreading branches. The bark is brownish. The leaf is simple, 4–10 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –4 in) long, alternate, petiolate, crenulate, and elliptic.
Grand Duke (syn. Grossherzog's Pflaume & Grand-Due) is a variety of plum, one of the so-called European plums. [2] [3] [4] It is one of the many plums produced by Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, England. The Royal Horticultural Society awarded it a First Class Certificate in 1880.
The Civil Guard, which said it was the largest seizure of cocaine smuggled into southern Spain by speedboat, posted video on social media showing officers unearthing the alleged drugs.
According to The Red Cross, these pipes freeze most often at home: Pipes exposed to "severe cold" including outdoor hose bibs, swimming pool supply lines, and water sprinkler lines.
Supposedly, the labels identifying the French plum trees were lost in transit to Gage's home at Hengrave Hall, near Bury St Edmunds. [5] More recent research indicates that it was a cousin and namesake Sir William Gage, 2nd Baronet of Hengrave who was responsible for introducing the greengage to England.
The massive specimen, named Apex, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History for four years, the museum said.