Prunus avium - 40-60 CM

Description
The Wild cherry (Prunus avium) produces red fruits. They have a sweet, aromatic flavour. Well-drained, calcareous, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from June. Its white, pleasantly fragrant flowers are a beautiful sight. The Wild cherry with its egg-shaped habit grows to around 20 metres high and 15 metres wide.

Bulletpoints
* sweet, aromatic flavour * the blossoms are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * fragrant flowers * attractive orange-yellow autumn colouring * easy to care for * heat-loving, sensitive to late frost, cannot be planted over, stem protection recommended

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Wild cherry are medium green, ovate, alternate, serrate. They are about 10 - 15 cm in size. Wild cherry turns bright orange-yellow in autumn.

Bark
Red-brown, smooth, shiny bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
Europe to West Asia.

Frost hardiness
The Wild cherry has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Ovoid.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady, wind-protected position.

Soil
Prunus avium prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Excess water must be able to drain away easily and waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. - Fruit trees planted in spring must be watered generously throughout the summer. Well-rooted plants only need additional water in extremely dry conditions. - Frozen shoots should be cut back to the healthy wood as soon as there is no longer any danger of frost.

Flower
Prunus avium forms white flowers from April. These exude a pleasant fragrance and grow to around 2 - 3 cm in size.

Fruit
The red drupes have a sweet, aromatic flavour. Ripening time from June.

Use
Ornamental shrub, bee pasture, consumption, jam, baking, juice

Root
Prunus avium is a heartroot.