Resumen de Current status and socioeconomic importance of capulín (Prunus serotina Ehrh) in the Sierra Nevada of Puebla, Mexico
Rufino Díaz Cervantes, Nicolás Gutiérrez- Rangel
The black cherry or capulín (Prunus serotina Ehrh) is a tree species native to North America (Guzmán et al., 2020). In some regions of the Americas, it has been domesticated (Vázquez-Yanes et al., 1999; Avendaño-Gómez et al., 2015). In Mexico, capulín populations are found at elevations between 2,000 and 2,400 masl. In the state of Puebla, capulín trees are present in the Sierra Nevada, the Central Valleys, and the Sierra Norte. Similar to other regions, capulín is used by indigenous groups and cultivators for various purposes (SADER, 2017). Studies examining the distribution, environmental conditions, and socioeconomic significance of capulín in rural contexts are scarce and outdated. Gutiérrez (1993) researched grafting methods as part of the agronomic management of this species in the Tarascan Plateau in Michoacán. More
