Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Western Asia
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Sweet cherry, Black cherry, Virginia bird cherry
Number of Varieties
52
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm3,200.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Budding, Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Prune in winter, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Aphids, Birds, Woodpeckers
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Promotes healthy skin, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Anemia, anti-cancer, Arthritis, Cardiovascular problems, Migraines, Muscle Pain, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Food for animals, Food for insects, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
PRUNUS avium 'Bing'
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Bing Cherry, Sweet Cherry
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Bing Cherry Tree
In German
Mähnengerste
Bing Kirschbaum
In French
Foxtail Barley
Bing Cherry Tree
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Bing Cherry Tree
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Bing Cherry Tree
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Cherry Tree Bing
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Bing Cherry Tree
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Bing Cherry ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hordeeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
30430
1
27800
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