Big wide crowns
Meerstammigen / solitairen
Park tree and/or specimen tree
Ornamental value
Valuable for bees
Height
6m - 8m
6m - 8m
Transparency
Half-open
Half-open
Ornamental value
Stem
Stem
Flowering period
April-May, white
Autumn colour
red
Prunus serrula - Tibetan cherry (syn. Prunus tibetica, Prunus serrula var. tibetica)
Origin: West-China. Imported in Europe in 1908. A 6-8 m tall tree with a rather wide, loose crown. The bark is shiny mahogany-coloured with thin bark strips. Bark peels off in established trees. Lancet-shaped, pointy leaf with a red autumn colour. Blossoms modestly with light pink to white flowers, 19 mm. Late July, red fruits occasionally appear. Ornamental park tree, also available as a shrub.
