The Morphological characterization of some types of Prunus cerasia Blanche prevailing in the Syrian coast

This research was conducted during 2016-2017 on (42) wild trees of Prunus cerasia Blanche prevailing in the Syrian coast. Twenty-five morphological traits of leaves, fruits, stones and flowers were studied on (12) sites in Lattakia and Tartous, 27-986 m above sea level. The results showed obvious morphological differences between the studied trees according to morphological affinity tree at 33.65%. The P. cerasia trees were distributed to four groups: (A) included 17 trees with morphological variation of 27%, (B) included 9 trees with morphological variation of 20%, (C) included 6 trees with morphological variation of 24.82%, and (D) included 10 trees with morphological variation of 24.56%. The trees of each group constituted a morphologically independent type with exact morphological identity.