Its hybrid parentage was believed to be Prunus spinosa and Prunus cerasifera.;[2][3] however recent cytogenetic evidence seem to implicate 2x, 4x, 6x P. cerasifera as the sole wild stock from which the cultivated 6x prunus domestica could have evolved.[4] This is the most commonly grown plum at least in Europe, and most prunes (dried plums) are made from fruits of this species.