Wild cherry (prunus avium)
Wild Cherry berries (prunus avium)
Wild Cherry flowers (prunus avium)
Wild cherry (prunus avium) Wild Cherry berries (prunus avium) Wild Cherry flowers (prunus avium)

Wild Cherry
(Prunus avium)

Prunus Avium plants provide you with year-round interest, as the spring flowers, green leaves, and wonderful cherries burst lovely pops of colour throughout the seasons.

Wild Cherry bushes, also known as Prunus avium, produce long-lasting flowers in Spring, that droop down in long clusters. The oval-shaped, bright-green leaves provide a wonderful contrast to the blooms, and the summer cherries add a beautiful array of colour, too. Wild cherries are somewhat more bitter than usual but will quickly be snapped up by the birds.

The bush also produces stunning, autumn leaves.

Wild Cherry plants have an average growth rate and can reach an ultimate height of 12m- though they are best maintained at 4m when looking for a hedge.

  • Growth rate: Average (20-40cm per year)
  • Ideal height: 4m+ Tall
  • Soil type: Normal, clay, chalk
  • Exposure: Inland
  • Aspect: Full sun, semi-shade
  • Evergreen foliage? No

When planting as a hedge, it is best to keep Wild Cherry looking natural by not clipping them. It does not tolerate vigorous pruning.

The best time to prune the plant is after the fruiting season (in the dormant Winter months is best). It should only be a light prune, ideally, involving cutting back dead branches/wood.

When should I plant Wild Cherry hedging?

We recommend planting Wild Cherry plants in autumn, just before the first frost hits. You can plant bare root plants any time from November - March, but it is recommended that you plant at the beginning of the dormant season, if possible. This ensures the plants have enough time to settle down before being hit with freezing temperatures.

How far apart should I plant Wild Cherry plants?

You can plant Wild Cherry bare roots anything from 5 to 7 plants per metre, but this must be done in a zigzag/staggered double row. If you do not have the space for this, we recommend 3 plants per metre in a single line.

How to plant Wild Cherry:

Begin by soaking the roots for 2 hours in a bucket of water, or spraying with a garden hose, to ensure the roots are wet before planting.

Dig a hole that is twice as wide as the plant's root mass, but the same depth. If you have poor soil, mix some organic matter into the excess soil, and sprinkle some RootGrow onto the bottom of the hole (which we recommend doing, regardless of the soil type).

Once complete, place the plants into the hole, ensuring they are straight. Begin backfilling with the soil mix, patting down as you go along to remove any air bubbles. Following this, water the plants very well and place a 2-3" layer of much at the base of the plants.

You will need to continually water the plants for the first 1-2 years after planting, particularly with bare roots and throughout warmer temperatures.

Prunus Avium does require a bit of space and will not tolerate grass or weeds within 1m of its surroundings when trying to establish. It is also important to note that the plants do not tolerate drought, waterlogging soil, or extremely wet soil - though the surrounding ground must be kept moist whilst developing.

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Prunus Avium plants provide you with year-round interest, as the spring flowers, green leaves, and wonderful cherries burst lovely pops of colour throughout the seasons.

Wild Cherry bushes, also known as Prunus avium, produce long-lasting flowers in Spring, that droop down in long clusters. The oval-shaped, bright-green leaves provide a wonderful contrast to the blooms, and the summer cherries add a beautiful array of colour, too. Wild cherries are somewhat more bitter than usual but will quickly be snapped up by the birds.

The bush also produces stunning, autumn leaves.

Wild Cherry plants have an average growth rate and can reach an ultimate height of 12m- though they are best maintained at 4m when looking for a hedge.

  • Growth rate: Average (20-40cm per year)
  • Ideal height: 4m+ Tall
  • Soil type: Normal, clay, chalk
  • Exposure: Inland
  • Aspect: Full sun, semi-shade
  • Evergreen foliage? No

When planting as a hedge, it is best to keep Wild Cherry looking natural by not clipping them. It does not tolerate vigorous pruning.

The best time to prune the plant is after the fruiting season (in the dormant Winter months is best). It should only be a light prune, ideally, involving cutting back dead branches/wood.

When should I plant Wild Cherry hedging?

We recommend planting Wild Cherry plants in autumn, just before the first frost hits. You can plant bare root plants any time from November - March, but it is recommended that you plant at the beginning of the dormant season, if possible. This ensures the plants have enough time to settle down before being hit with freezing temperatures.

How far apart should I plant Wild Cherry plants?

You can plant Wild Cherry bare roots anything from 5 to 7 plants per metre, but this must be done in a zigzag/staggered double row. If you do not have the space for this, we recommend 3 plants per metre in a single line.

How to plant Wild Cherry:

Begin by soaking the roots for 2 hours in a bucket of water, or spraying with a garden hose, to ensure the roots are wet before planting.

Dig a hole that is twice as wide as the plant's root mass, but the same depth. If you have poor soil, mix some organic matter into the excess soil, and sprinkle some RootGrow onto the bottom of the hole (which we recommend doing, regardless of the soil type).

Once complete, place the plants into the hole, ensuring they are straight. Begin backfilling with the soil mix, patting down as you go along to remove any air bubbles. Following this, water the plants very well and place a 2-3" layer of much at the base of the plants.

You will need to continually water the plants for the first 1-2 years after planting, particularly with bare roots and throughout warmer temperatures.

Prunus Avium does require a bit of space and will not tolerate grass or weeds within 1m of its surroundings when trying to establish. It is also important to note that the plants do not tolerate drought, waterlogging soil, or extremely wet soil - though the surrounding ground must be kept moist whilst developing.

Root Types Summary

  • Bare Root
    Bare Root

    Field grown, bare roots are young plants that are only planted when they are dormant, from autumn to spring. We lift bare root plants and despatch them during the season but they can be pre-ordered in summer. As they are cheaper to grow, they are one of our most affordable hedge planting options.

  • Pot Grown
    Pot Grown

    Pot grown plants can be planted year round and make a convenient option. They come in a wide range of sizes, from 10cm to 2.5m so they're suitable for the majority of planting requirements.

  • Root Ball
    Root Ball

    Also field grown, root ball plants are scooped out of the ground using machinery to keep their root system intact and wrapped in bio-degradable, hessian sacks. They are mature plants that provide dense coverage very early on, ideal for when you need a thick hedge quickly.

  • Instant Hedging
    Instant Hedging

    Grown in troughs or bags that measure 50cm-1 metre in length and carefully clipped during the growing season. Our instant hegding troughs create a dramatic, instant hedge effect.

  • Bare Root Discount Deals
    Bare Root Discount Deals

    Our bare root discount deals include bundles of 50, 100, and 250 plants. The bigger the bundle, the higher the discount.

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