species
Prunus avium
Wild cherry
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Prunus avium belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Wild cherry, native to the UK. It reaches 18 m tall and 10 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, chalk or clay soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 18 m tall × 10 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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