Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
Perennial
Origin
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
Types
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
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Number of Varieties
10010
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.50 cm250.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
17.50 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Orange
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Swelling in the face
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
Cough
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Prunus avium
MAZUS reptans
Common Name
Cherry Tree
Creeping Mazus
In Hindi
चेरी का पेड़
जीव Mazus
In German
Kirschbaum
Creeping Mazus
In French
Cerisier
Creeping Mazus
In Spanish
Cerezo
arrastramiento Mazus
In Greek
κερασιά
υφέρπουσα Mazus
In Portuguese
árvore de cereja
Creeping Mazus
In Polish
wiśniowe drzewo
Creeping Mazus
In Latin
Cherry
reptilia Alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Rosales
Scrophulariales
Family
Rosaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Prunus
Mazus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Mimuleae
Subfamily
-
Mimuloideae
Number of Species
43010
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27800
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