Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Cherry plum
Prunus cerasifera
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree
- Size
- S,M
- Dimensions
- 9.00 m high × 9.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Seed
- Functions
- Dye, Hedge, Rootstock, Windbreak
- Edibility
- 4 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Fruit - This small fruit, about the size of a plum, can be eaten raw or used in pies, tarts, jam, etc. It has a thin skin and a sweet taste. The flesh is both creamy and juicy. This fruit can hang on the tree until October. With a diameter of about 30 mm, it contains a large seed. Seed - The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. However, if the seed is too bitter, do not eat it due to its toxicity. See the explanation above for more information.