Prunus avium 'Sylvia' - C5 - BUSH

Description
The Wild cherry 'Sylvia'® (Prunus avium) produces dark red, large, medium-firm 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 the end of June. Its white, pleasantly fragrant flowers are a beautiful sight. With its columnar growth, the Wild cherry 'Sylvia'® grows to around 3 metres high and 40 cm wide, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Bulletpoints
* sweet, aromatic flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * fragrant flowers * attractive orange-yellow autumn colouring * suitable for growing in pots * heat-loving, sensitive to late frost

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Wild cherry 'Sylvia'® are medium green, ovate, alternate, serrated. They are about 10 - 15 cm in size. Wild cherry 'Sylvia'® is 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 'Sylvia'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Columnar. Generally grows 20 - 40 cm per year.

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 'Sylvia'® prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil. Commercially available container plant soil.

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

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

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 bear fruit. The following plants are recommended as good pollinators: - Prunus avium 'Regina' - Prunus avium 'Kordia'® - Prunus avium 'Sam' - Prunus domestica 'Queen Victoria' - Prunus avium 'Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche'.

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

Fruit
The dark red, large drupes have a sweet, aromatic flavour. The red-brown flesh is medium firm. Ripening time from the end of June.

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

Root
Prunus avium 'Sylvia'® is a heartroot.