JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 223-224.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.201911009

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A new Cerasus campanulata cultivar ‘Xichun’

WANG Lin1(), ZHU Shuxia2, LI Meng2, YI Xiangui2, DUAN Yifan2, HE Bizhu3, LIAO Penghui4, WANG Xianrong2,*()   

  1. 1. Fujian Dan Ying Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd., Fuzhou 350503, China
    2. Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    3. College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
    4. Popularization Station of Forestry Science & Technology of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350003, China
  • Received:2019-11-05 Revised:2019-12-05 Online:2020-02-08 Published:2020-02-02
  • Contact: WANG Xianrong E-mail:Sunshine_wang@vip.163.com;wangxianrong66@njfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

【Objective】 Cerasus campanulata, with red flowers and earlier flowering period, is one of the ornamental plants with a great potential for utilization. The selection and breeding of this excellent variety is of great significance for the development of cherry varieties in China. 【Method】 Used the seedlings as breeding materials to observe and study the changes of their floral organs.【Result】 We found ‘Xichun’ is a new variety. It has the characteristics of late anthesis, large flower diameter and bright red flowers. After seven years of tests, it showed that their traits were stable. 【Conclusion】 ‘Xichun’ is one of the outstanding red spring cherry varieties with high ornamental value.

Key words: Cerasus, cultivar, C. campanulata ‘Xichun’

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