Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
Grass
Origin
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
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Types
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
Number of Varieties
1002
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
meadows, Well Drained, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8 - 5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
A1, 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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.50 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
17.50 cm45.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Orange
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange
Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
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
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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 after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Mealybugs, Mites
Allergy
Swelling in the face
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
Antispasmodic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Prunus avium
Festuca arundinacea
Common Name
Cherry Tree
Tall Fescue
In Hindi
चेरी का पेड़
tall fescue
In German
Kirschbaum
Rohr-Schwingel
In French
Cerisier
Festuca arundinacea
In Spanish
Cerezo
Festuca arundinacea
In Greek
κερασιά
tall fescue
In Portuguese
árvore de cereja
Festuca arundinacea
In Polish
wiśniowe drzewo
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
In Latin
Cherry
tall 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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