Cherry Plum (Myrobalan)
Prunus cerasifera
Among the first blossom of the year, so a vital early bee plant; doubles as a fast hedge and a plum rootstock.
Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum. Native to Eurasia and naturalized elsewhere, P. cerasifera is believed to be one of the parents of the cultivated plum.
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At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Low
- Mature height
- 6 m
- Maintenance
- Low
- Hardiness
- USDA 4–8
- Layers
- canopy, understory
Functional roles
Pollination & soil
- Soil
- light/sandy, medium/loam, heavy/clay
- pH
- Neutral
Extremely tolerant of poor and exposed ground.
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
When: Hardwood cuttings autumn
Earliest blossom of the plums; small sweet fruit, and a common grafting rootstock and hedge.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.