What is Cherry Plum?
Cherry Plum is a tree type from Asia. A small tree with striking flowers, colored leaves and edible fruit with cherry plums are used primarily for ornamental purposes. The scientific or botanical name for cherry plum is prunus cerasifera .
Generally small, cherry plum usually reaches heights of 15 to 28 feet (4.6-8.5 m) high. Their propagation is roughly symmetrical and can be wide between 15 and 20 feet (4.6-6.1 m). Dark gray to reddish -brown bark is smooth in the youth of the tree, then becomes mounted. Most cherry plums have dark, purple red leaves, but some are dark green. Oval shape, leaves are between 1.5 and 2.5 inches (3.81–5.1 cm) long. They alternate on the stems.
Beautiful pale pink flowers bloom at the beginning of spring. About 1 inch (2.54cm) opposite these flowers can be light enough to be called white. The flowers do not occur in clusters, but are so closely together and are so large that they may seem to be grouped at a distance. In additionThat they are visually beautiful, these flowers are also strongly fragrant.
At the end of summer, reddish fruit appears. This fruit is edible and often eat birds. Like most plums, cherry plum fruit has an exterior and a hard, unsent inner pit. These types of fruit are called stone fruit or drupes.
cherry plums like full sun and sour or alkaline soil. After flowering, they should always be trimmed. These trees are often planted for decorative purposes.
Sometimes they are used for shadow, cherry plums are most often used as samples trees. The tree of the pattern is a type of tree planted to be an example of its beautiful fiano for the pleasure of observers. It is often found with several or no other plants and trees near the landscape, the distinctive nature of cherry plums shines without the addition of other striking plants.
Although they are drought -resistant, cherryPlums are very susceptible to many pests and diseases such as aphids and puff and puff. Once the disease or pest is infected, it is usually very difficult to eliminate and affect the health and appearance of the tree. In addition, Cherry Plum is relatively short and lasts only about 20 years. After 10 years, the tree can begin to reduce.