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Wild Cherry

Prunus avium · Tree

Hardiness
H6 Hardy — very cold winter (to −15 to −20°C)
Position
Full sun
Height × Spread
5–25 m × —
Soil
moderately fertile soil
Flowering
April–May
Toxicity
All parts of the plant except for the ripe fruit are slightly toxic, containing cyanogenic glycosides

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🌸 In flower
✂️ Prune

Watch out for

Cherry leaf scorch and leaf spot: Collect and destroy fallen leaves to reduce fungal spores for the following year.

Brown rot: Remove all infected fruit and blossoms promptly to prevent spread, and net trees to reduce bird damage.

Cherry blackfly: Encourage natural predators like ladybirds, or squash infested shoots by hand in spring.

Silver leaf: Prune out and burn infected wood well below the visible symptoms to contain the fungus.

Slugs and snails: Use beer traps or iron phosphate pellets around the base of the tree to protect young growth.

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