Prunus avium 'Coeur de Pigeon Rouge' - 2 YR BUSH

Description
The Wild cherry 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' (Prunus avium) produces yellow-red, very large, juicy fruits. They are heart-shaped and have a sweet and sour flavour. Well-drained, calcareous, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from mid-June. Its white, pleasantly fragrant flowers are a beautiful sight. The Wild cherry 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' with its ovoid and upright habit grows to around 6 metres high and 4 metres wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Prunus avium 'Grosse Prinzessin', Prunus avium 'Napoleon', Prunus avium 'Napoleons Knorpelkirsche'.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour flavour * the blossoms are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * fragrant flowers * 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 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' are medium green, ovate, alternate, serrated. They are about 10 - 15 cm tall.

Bark
Smooth, shiny bark.

Spread
Europe to West Asia.

Frost hardiness
The Wild cherry 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Ovoid, upright.

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 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' 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 a risk of frost.

Fruiting varieties
This plant is not self-fertile and needs support to produce fruit. The following plants are recommended as good pollinators: - Prunus avium 'Burlat'.

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

Fruit
Prunus avium 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' forms yellow-red, heart-shaped fruits.

Use
Ornamental shrub, bee pasture, consumption, jam, baking, juice, cottage garden, fresh consumption

Root
Prunus avium 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' is a heartroot.