The perfect fruit tree for large gardens as Cherry trees is low maintenance and easy to grow.  It produces beautiful white to pink coloured flowers in Spring making it the perfect ornamental tree in a garden landscape.

Cherry trees need to be planted in well-drained soil as their roots can be easily damaged by water causing them to rot.  Not all areas are suitable for cherry trees as they prefer cold winters but don’t grow well in hot, windy and frost weather conditions.

They grow best with marigolds, rosemary, almonds and similar flowering trees and can be used as an indoor or container plant.

• Tolerates temperatures as low as 7°C
• Estimated height: 11m
• Estimated width: 4.5m
• Planting distance: 10-12m
• Drought-resistant

Cultivars: Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus.

Pollen compatibility: Self-pollinating.

Water requirements: Do not require much watering.

Fun fact: Cherries have a typical lifespan of 15-30 years except for the black cherry trees, which have a lifespan of up to 250 years.  Jindai Zakura in Japan is the oldest known cherry tree that flowers every Spring.