Prunus avium 'Plena'Double-flowered wild cherry
The double-flowered form of the European wild cherry, which is covered in late April with white pompom flowers hanging in clusters, and bears no fruit. A broad, regular crown, smooth bark with horizontal rings and orange and red foliage in autumn.
- Double white pompom flowers in late April
- Sterile: it bears no fruit and does not soil paving
- Broad crown, smooth ringed bark and an orange and red autumn
About this cultivar
Prunus avium 'Plena' reaches 10 to 15 metres in height and 8 to 12 in width, with a broad, rounded crown and branching in well-defined tiers. It is more vigorous and taller than the double-flowered Japanese cherries, and so it suits parks, avenues and large gardens.
The white, double flowers, 3 to 4 centimetres across, open in late April and early May, after the single-flowered cherries, and last two to three weeks. They are sterile, so the tree bears no fruit and does not soil paving.
The bark, smooth and reddish brown with horizontal rings, is ornamental all year round. The leaves turn orange, red and yellow in autumn. It grows fast in full sun, in deep, moist, well-drained soils, including chalky ones, and withstands cold and wind.
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