Pot or container plants for planting in summer can be found here: Bird cherry in a soft-walled container.
The bird cherry is ideal for dump and road planting, for pre-planting at forest edges and for the open landscape. The bird cherry is a city and an industrial festival. Native to Europe. The tree is in full bloom in April-May. Exceptionally beautiful blossom tree. Good bees and bird feeders.
Location
Bird cherries are very undemanding, prefer deep, nutrient-rich, fresh to moderately moist soils, neutral to strongly alkaline, no waterlogging or sandy locations
Characteristics
- Height: 10 m high
- Crown: Crowns from broadly rounded to conical
- Trunk: diameter up to 20cm
- Root: Flat heart root system
- Blossom / fruit: white, in several clusters, single flowers approx. 2.5 cm April-May, fruits black-red, approx. 1 cm large cherries
- Leaves / needles
- Elongated egg-shaped, 5-15 cm long, golden yellow to orange-red in autumn
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Prunus avium
Wild cherry
| 814 01 | North German Lowlands |
| 814 02 | Middle and East German Low and hill country |
| 814 03 | Southeast German Hill and mountainous country |
| 814 04 | West and South German Mountain country as well as Alps and Alpine foothills |