Prunus avium 'PLENA' flowering cherry
size/type
medium-sized tree,medium-sized tree
usual height
6-12m
usual width
3-6m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
April-May
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
This flowering cherry originated in France already in 1700. That is a success to see that a variety so old still finds its place among new and hyper modern selections. Well done! This is a medium sized tree with stunning blossoms. They are pure white, fully double, and appear in profusion from mid April for about 3 weeks. They are sterile i.e. no fruit is produced thereafter. Deciduous leaves are typically cherry-like, i.e. deep green, finely serrated at margins, 7-10 cm long, and turning golden orange and copper red in autumn. The canopy is very regular and upright growing when young, becoming rounded with age, always well and evenly branched without any pruning. If you still need to prune it do so immediately after flowering but do not cut into old wood.
Flowering cherries are not too fussy about soil type but will do best in constantly moist but well-drained, slightly acidic soil, in full sun. They can take frost and wind, and remember to stake freshly planted trees well to a support for the first couple of years. Hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).
Last update 02-05-2016
QUICK PRICE OVERVIEW
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height of stem Vk cm, girth 8-10 cm
3 220 Kč
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height of stem Vk cm, girth 10-12 cm
4 280 Kč
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height of stem Vk cm, girth 12-14 cm
6 250 Kč
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height of stem Vk cm, girth 16-18 cm
9 560 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
