1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Asia
North America
1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
open Woodlands, Roadsides, Waste areas
Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Pine barrens, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10, 16
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2,540.00 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2,540.00 cm550.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches
Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Borers, Mealybugs, Scale
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
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5.7 Foliage Sheen
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
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Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Throat itching
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Lung Problems, Nutrients, Oral health
Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Stomach Ulcers
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Bark, Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PRUNUS cerasifera
PRUNUS virginiana
7.2 Common Name
Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum
Wild black cherry, Cherry bark
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
cerasus PRUNUM
chokecherry
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Amygdaloideae
8.10 Number of Species