species

Prunus cerasus

Sour cherry · Dwarf cherry · Grintche · Tart cherry

A scale drawing of Prunus cerasus, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Prunus cerasus belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Sour cherry, Dwarf cherry, Grintche or Tart cherry, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Part shade
Acidity
Neutral
Moisture
Well drained
In the UK
Archaeophyte (pre-1500)

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Record data from biflora (729574-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.