Sweet cherry
Prunus avium, a species of Prunus
Also known as Bird cherry, Crab cherry, Gean ·
About Sweet cherry (Prunus avium)
- Showy flowers
- Fragrant
- Attracts pollinators
- Attracts birds
- Edible
- Fast grower
Appearance
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Foliage
- Green
- Deciduous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Red
- Autumn colour
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- Mature height
- 20–30 m
- Flowering season
Flowers from April to May.
Growing conditions
- Sun exposure
- Full sun
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5 · Acidic, Neutral
- Minimum temperature
- Hardy to -34°C · USDA Zone 4
- Native range
- Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, Western Asia
