Prunus wilsonii seed

LATIN NAME: Prunus wilsonii

COMMON NAME: Wilson Cherry

The Wilson cherry clusters the small, white flowers along the bare, brown twigs in the early spring, the finely toothed, pointed leaves, and the small, dark red fruits that ripen through the summer. The bark stays smooth and glossy, the crown opens with the graceful, spreading habit, and the whole tree carries the fresh, early charm of the mountain cherries. The fruits hang in the small, tight bunches, sweet enough for the birds to strip them fast, and the autumn foliage turns to the warm yellows and the reds. It likes the sun, the shelter, and the deep, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The wild cherries of the high forests are a rich breeding pool, and the Wilson cherry keeps its place in the studies of the prunus diversity and the ornamental breeding. The researchers track the flower timing, the fruit characters and the cold tolerance, while the breeders use the wild cherries in the ornamental crosses. The seed-grown trees keep the early, generous bloom, and the ecologists who follow the fruit-eating birds through the mountain forests know the species well.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the garden, the Wilson cherry is the early riser of the spring. The white flowers cluster along the bare twigs before most of the fruit trees wake, the autumn foliage turns to the warm golds and the reds, and the small fruits keep the birds happy. It makes the graceful specimen for the lawn or the woodland edge, and the wood of the wild cherries serves the small turnery and the smoking chips. It wakes the garden up, every year, without the fail.

The Wilson cherry seeds start in a rich, gritty soil kept moist in a bright, cool place. The young trees rise with the smooth, glossy shoots, and they grow on steadily through the first season. They are hardy and easy, and they take the deep, moist ground of the woodland edge without the fuss. Plant them out in the sunny spot, and the early white flowers will come within the few years. The autumn foliage turns to the warm golds and the reds.

To grow the Wilson cherry from seed, sow the small, stony seeds evenly into the nursery pot of rich, gritty soil, keep the pot in the bright, cool spot and water gently. The seedlings show up within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Plant the young trees into the deep, moist ground of the sunny spot, and the early flowers will cluster through the years.