PRUNUS padus 'COLORATA'

bird cherry 'Colorata'

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PRUNUS padus 'COLORATA'

bird cherry 'Colorata'

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  • Maintenance advice : After the flowering, you can severely prune it if you want to reduce its size. Water regularly and abundantly for the first two years.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Europe; found in nature, Smaland (Sweden) 1953
  • Use group : Bäumen
  • Height at 10 years : 6 m
  • Width at 10 years : 4 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : Yes
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : conical, pyramidal
  • Colour of leaves : Blue green
  • Colour of flowers : Pink
  • Soil type : Wet soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Small tree with different red tinged in every season. It is easy to grow and has a dark red bark. In April-may, it produces a large amount of pink almond-scented flowers, organised in clusters. Coppery purple foliage in spring turning dark green with purple veins in summer. At the end of summer, it bears small edible but bitter black fruits. It can be pruned into a shrub.