Prunus avium 'Coeur de Pigeon Rouge' - 2 YR BUSH

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Prunus avium 'Grosse Prinzessin', Prunus avium 'Napoleon', Prunus avium 'Napoleons Knorpelkirsche'.

Bulletpoints
* sweet and sour flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * fragrant flowers * easy to care for * heat-loving, sensitive to late frost

Bark
Smooth, shiny bark.

Growth habit
Wild cherry 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' is an ovoid and upright growing tree that can reach a height of 4 - 6 metres and a width of 3 - 4 metres.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady, wind-protected position.

Soil
Prunus avium 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Excess water must be able to drain away easily and waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. - Fruit trees planted in spring must be watered generously throughout the summer. Well-rooted plants only need additional water in extremely dry conditions. - Frozen shoots should be cut back to the healthy wood as soon as there is no longer any danger of frost.

Flower
Prunus avium 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' forms white flowers from April. These exude a pleasant fragrance and grow to around 2 - 3 cm in size.

fruit
The yellow-red, very large drupes have a sweet and sour flavour. The light yellow flesh of these heart-shaped drupes is juicy. Ripen from mid-June.

Use
Ornamental shrub, bee pasture, consumption, jam, baking, juice, cottage garden, fresh consumption

Root
Prunus avium 'Große Prinzessinkirsche' is a heartroot.