Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Tree
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Common Name: Wild Cherry Tree
Latin Name: Prunus avium
Soil: Tolerates most soil types
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April to May/White
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 15m/12m
Special features: Beautiful native tree
An attractive and vigorous tree is one of the most attractive native woodland trees in Britain. It features single white flowers which appear in April and May, followed by glossy cherries which are ideal food for the birds. The tree has grey bark which turns to mahogany shades as the tree ages and begins to peel. The tree is strong growing and healthy with a conical shape in its youth, more spreading and irregular with age. With this being a wild and native tree it looks good in naturalistic mixed planting as one might expect, yet it is versatile enough for avenue planting.