mazzard

A noun referring to a wild or seedling sweet cherry tree, often used as rootstock for grafting cultivated varieties.

• 🇩🇪Wildform oder Sämling der Süßkirsche, die häufig als Unterlage für die Veredelung von Kultursorten dient.

1. Wild cherry tree C2 formal scientific

   A wild or seedling sweet cherry tree, often used as rootstock for grafting cultivated cherry varieties.

   • The mazzard is commonly used as a rootstock for sweet cherry trees.
   • Gardeners often graft cultivated cherries onto mazzard rootstock.
   • The mazzard produces small, dark, and sweet fruit.

   🇩🇪Wilde Süßkirsche

   Synonyme: geansweet cherrywild cherry