Cerasus cerasoides seed

LATIN NAME: CERASUS CERASOIDES

COMMON NAME: Wild Himalayan Cherry

The wild Himalayan cherry blossoms the rounded, spreading tree with the oval, toothed, green leaves and the loose clusters of the bowl-shaped, pale-pink to white flowers that open in the late winter and the early spring, often before the new leaves, the whole tree carrying the soft, cloud-like bloom. The flowers give way to the small, dark-red cherries that feed the birds. The tree grows into the handsome, long-lived form, and it stands the cold well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the rose family, the flowering cherries have a long, honoured record in the studies of the early bloomers, and the cerasoides species appears in the research on the flowering biology and the cool mountain growth. The horticulturists value the soft, cloud-like bloom that opens before the leaves, while the ecologists note the dark-red fruits that carry the birds. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the early-flowering cherry trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cool garden, the wild Himalayan cherry blossoms the late winter with the pink cloud. The flowers open in the lean weeks and feed the early bees, the dark-red cherries feed the birds, and the tree keeps the handsome, spreading form through the year. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Early, soft and generous.

To grow the Wild Himalayan Cherry from seed,

Press the seeds into the sandy, gritty rows of the nursery bed, then cover them lightly, keep the bed moist, and the seedlings appear within a few weeks

Keep the bed gently watered, and pot the seedlings on when they are hand-high. The pink clouds come in a few seasons.

. Stand the young trees in the sunny, deep, well-drained ground, and the pink clouds will blossom the early spring over the years.