Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, China, Japan, Korea
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Alabama Cherry, Wild Cherry, Greyleaf Cherry
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
1005
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,500.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Pruning during middle of summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
wheat rust
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems, Toxic
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Diuretic, Febrifuge, Sedative
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds, Wood
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for making dark grey to green dye, Wood is used for cabinet makers
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PRUNUS padus
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Bird Cherry
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
सुंदार वृक्ष
Foxtail Barley
In German
Vogel Kirschbaum
Mähnengerste
In French
Oiseau Cherry Tree
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Pájaro Cerezo
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Bird Cherry Tree
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Árvore de cereja do pássaro
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Czeremcha drzewa
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Ave Ave ligno
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Cyperales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Prunus
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Acacieae
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Prunoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
10030
1
27800
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