WorldFloraDB - Prunus avium

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 15-18m high.

Life form

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

Sexuality

Pollination

Spread

Mature width (meter)

5.0

Mature height (meter)

15.0 - 18.0

Root system

creeping-root

Rooting depth (meter)

1.0

Root diameter (meter)

1.5

Flower color

Blooming months

Fruit color

Fruiting months

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

Better soils in hedgerows and woods, especially in beech woods. Broad-leaved forests and forest edges

Uses	dye environmental use food gene source material medicinal oil ornamental poison timber wood
Edible	barks fruits seeds
Therapeutic use	Anthelmintics (bark), Heart diseases (bark), Hemorrhage (bark), Hemorrhoids (bark), Leprosy, lepromatous (bark), Pruritus (bark), Taste disorders (bark), Ulcer (bark), Urologic diseases (bark), Astringents (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Anthelmintics (root), Hemorrhage (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Leprosy, lepromatous (root), Pruritus (root), Taste disorders (root), Ulcer (root), Urologic diseases (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (stem), Astringents (stem), Cystitis (stem), Diuretics (stem), Nephritis (stem), Astringent (unspecified), Gluttony (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity	weak toxic (seed), weak toxic (leaf), weak toxic (fruit)
Animal toxicity	-

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	18 - 28
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-