Prunus padus
European Bird Cherry

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Long (3-6"), pendulous racemes of up to 0.5" wide, fragrant, white flowers; spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Yellow (Yellow to bronze fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Black (Small black drupes; attractive to birds (too astringent for humans))
 Ultimate Height:
30-40 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-40 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Adaptable to various soils
 Range:
Europe and Northern Asia
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (2.5-5" long by 1.5-2" wide) alternate, simple, elliptical to obovate, serrate, and abruptly pointed. 2+ glands are present on the petiole.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 395
  • Specimen 598
  • Street Tree 132

    • Additional Information

    The European Birdcherry is a rounded, low branching tree that produces long, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers in the spring after the leaves have emerged (leafs out early). Black knot, leaf spot, and canker can potentially be a problem.

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