species
Prunus insititia
Damson · Bullace · Mirabelle
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Prunus insititia belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Damson, Bullace or Mirabelle, introduced to the UK. It reaches 5 m tall and 4.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from March to April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 5 m tall × 4.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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