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Rosaceae
Mazzard cherry
Prunus avium
Also known as Cerasus juliana maura, Prunus cerasus var. actiana, Cerasus avium var. amara, Cerasus juliana alba
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Ornamental Tree · Spring Flowers · Cherry · Wildlife · Deciduous · Flowering Tree · Fruit Tree · Landscape
A beautiful ornamental cherry tree that produces fragrant white flowers in spring followed by small dark cherries. Requires well-draining soil and benefits from annual pruning after flowering. Excellent for larger gardens and attracts wildlife.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering to encourage deep root growth, reduce frequency in winter · Every 7-10 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 30 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Arizona, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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