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Bird Cherry is a small, widely distributed deciduous tree. It bears an abundance of small white, almond-scented single flowers, in short spikes in late spring. Its small black fruits are edible but very bitter. Bees and hoverflies visit the flowers and birds gorge on the berries in the late summer.
Prunus padus
Common name: Bird Cherry.
Native: Europe, Northern Asia and Japan.
Provenance: Hungary
Size and spread (10 years): 8m x 4m
Treatment required: Deeply dormant requires 24 weeks stratification treatment.
Seeds / kg: 18,814 79%viable
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Moist but well drained soils. Good on limestone
Planting instructions: Often found in the wild growing with Alder, Birch and Rowan.
Mature height: 15m
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Genus | Prunus |
| Size | Seed pack (70 seeds approx.) |
| Family | Rosaceae |
| Flowering Month | April |
| Colour | white |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Interest | berries, flowers, scent |
| Wildlife | yes |
| Requires | sun |
| Native | yes |
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