Prunus pseudocerasus seed

LATIN NAME: PRUNUS PSEUDOCERASUS

COMMON NAME: Chinese Cherry

The Chinese cherry lifts the hardy, deciduous tree with the smooth, grey-brown bark and the oval, toothed, dark-green leaves, the clusters of the small, white to pale-pink flowers opening with the new leaves, the small, bright-red cherries following, the tree holding the rounded, spreading crown. It grows quickly into the open, airy form, and it stands the warm, humid summers well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Chinese cherry features in the stone-fruit breeding work on the early, sweet cherries, and the pseudocerasus species appears in the studies of the cherry rootstocks and the spring-bloom cultivars. The work looks at the way the blossom clusters open with the leaves, the small-fruit chemistry, and the seed biology. The fruit breeders keep the early season in view, and the growers of the cherry and ornamental orchards list the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the spring orchards, the Chinese cherry clouds the branches with the pale blossom before the fruit sets. The early flowers feed the bees, the red cherries follow in their season, and the tree makes the fine orchard, the garden specimen and the rootstock. It settles into the deep, moist, sunny ground. Blossom-veiled, cherry-red and early-born.

To grow the Chinese Cherry from seed, crack the stones gently and plant the kernels in gritty compost.

Crack the stones gently and plant the kernels in gritty compost, and keep the young trees in the open, sunny spot. The blossom arrives with the early springs. , keeping them cool and moist, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young trees come up when the soil warms. The blossom arrives with the early springs.