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the history of classification confused. in first edition of species plantarum (1753), linnaeus treated variety, prunus cerasus var. avium, citing gaspard bauhin s pinax theatri botanici (1596) synonym; description, cerasus racemosa hortensis ( cherry racemes, of gardens ) shows described cultivated plant. linnaeus changed variety species prunus avium in second edition of flora suecica in 1755.
sweet cherry known historically gean or mazzard (also massard ), until recently, both largely obsolete names in modern english.
the name wild cherry commonly applied other species of prunus growing in native habitats, particularly north american species prunus serotina.
prunus avium means bird cherry in latin language, in english bird cherry refers prunus padus.
mazzard
more mazzard has been used refer selected self-fertile cultivar comes true seed, , used seedling rootstock fruiting cultivars.
this term still used particularly varieties of p. avium grown in north devon , cultivated there, particularly in orchards @ landkey.
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