''Prunus'' × ''hillieri''

Prunus × hillieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Prunus
Subgenus:P. subg. Cerasus
Section:P. sect. Cerasus
Species: P. × hillieri
Binomial name
Prunus × hillieri
Synonyms
  • Cerasus hillieri
  • Prunus hillieri
  • Prunus 'Spire'

Prunus × hillieri is the result of a cross between Prunus incisa (Fuji cherry) and Prunus sargentii (hill cherry). The most famous cultivar is Prunus × hillieri 'Spire', which was developed from a sport discovered growing in Hillier and Sons nursery of Winchester. Growing to 10 m, with at most a 7 m spread, Prunus 'Spire's columnar growth form and pink flowers make it quite useful in particular landscaping applications. It is regularly used as a street tree. In 1993 'Spire' won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Prunus 'Spire'". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.


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