Prunus padus | European Bird Cherry, Hegg. Originated in … Norway | Tree

Prunus padus belongs to the plant family ROSACEĈ and Genus Prunus This Tree prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Prunus padus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Prunus padus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Prunus padus European bird cherry,hegg is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Prunus padus | European Bird Cherry, Hegg is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

The flowers and bark of Prunus padus have a strong rank smelling smell. The bark of European bird cherry has been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Prunus padus is known as hegg in Norwegian. Gray is the most typical color produced by this plant. Bird cherry is used in Norway for dyeing. This species can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. This plant likes full sun to partial shade. It likes dry soils.

Prunus padus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Prunus padus is a woody perennial. European bird cherry is deciduous in nature.

Flowers;Bark of the plant Prunus padus have a smell of flowers are fragrant; bark has a strong odor when bruised and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Strong

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 45' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

The Bark of Prunus padus can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … gray

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