Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
Grass
Origin
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
Types
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
Number of Varieties
1001
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
Wide range of ecological site
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-82-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.50 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.50 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Orange
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
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 grass to maintain level
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
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
Bugs
Allergy
Swelling in the face
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Prunus avium
FESTUCA rubra
Common Name
Cherry Tree
Red Fescue
In Hindi
चेरी का पेड़
Red Fescue
In German
Kirschbaum
Rotschwingel
In French
Cerisier
fétuque rouge
In Spanish
Cerezo
festuca roja
In Greek
κερασιά
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
In Portuguese
árvore de cereja
Red festuca
In Polish
wiśniowe drzewo
Kostrzewa czerwona
In Latin
Cherry
Red Fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Cyperales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Prunus
Festuca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
430300
1
27800
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