Pissardii or cistena?

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  1. AlainK

    AlainK Renowned Contributor Forums Moderator Maple Society 10 Years

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    How do you make the difference between Prunus pissardii and Prunus x cistena?

    I've got 2 big ones, one in the back garden and one in the front garden. To me they're the same. Is P. x cistena smaller?

    So far, I've always called them pissardii (I lost the tag long ago), but some self-sown ones (courtey of the birds for some of them) have almost white petals. It came to my mind that if x cistena is a hybrid, it might revert to one of the parent plants. What do you think?

    The 2 "pissardii", about 6 metres tall :

    prunus-pissard_220305a.jpg prunus-rue_220305a.jpg

    The "self-sown" ones :

    prunus-spont01_220305a.jpg prunus-spont02_220305a.jpg
     

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