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Prunus cerasifera
FamilyGenus: Prunusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Prunus cerasifera is a deciduous broad-leaved tree introduced to Great Britain and now established. It flowers in early spring and thrives in sun or half-shade on fresh, moderately moist soils.
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Ecological significance
As an introduced neophyte now established in Great Britain, detailed ecological impact assessments are not available.
Annual cycle
Deciduous, with leaves expanding after bloom. Flowering occurs in March and April, followed by fruit development. Leaves colour and fall in autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mär – Apr
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
6.617 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Choose a location in sun or half-shade, with fresh, moderately moist, well-drained soil of average fertility. No specific pruning demands are known; shape as required for form.
Scientific profile
Prunus cerasifera is a woody, deciduous tree reaching around 6.6 metres in height. Its broad leaves appear after the flowering period, which spans March and April. The species is a neophyte in Great Britain, introduced and now established, occurring in sunny to half-shady spots on fresh, moderately moist, neutral to weakly acid soils of moderate fertility. It tolerates only low disturbance and warm temperatures.
Pollinators & visitors
36 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Andrena flavipesPieris rapaeVanessa atalantaCelastrina argiolusLasioglossum leucozoniumBombus terrestrisAndrena bicolorAndrena helvolaAndrena nigroaeneaBombus hortorumAndrena trimmeranaBombus pratorumAndrena carantonicaBombus hypnorumAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena fulvaBombus lapidariusBombus lucorumBombus pascuorumBombus vestalisAndrena dorsataBombus sylvestrisApis melliferaCaliroa cerasiHalictus rubicundusPasser domesticusParus majorStreptopelia decaoctoOsmia cornutaAcronicta psiBombus jonellusLasioglossum marginatumLasioglossum laticepsAndrena tibialisAndrena nitidaAndrena viridescens
Host relationships
27 species use this plant as a host
Zeuzera pyrinaGastropacha quercifoliaScopula imitariaPlemyria rubiginataChloroclysta siterataPasiphila rectangulataCallimorpha dominulaAsteroscopus sphinxConistra ligulaAnorthoa mundaNola cucullatellaLasiocampa quercusDiloba caeruleocephalaOpisthograptis luteolataCrocallis elinguariaPhalera bucephalaMimas tiliaeEpirrita dilutataArctia villicaOperophtera fagataMalacosoma neustriaEuproctis chrysorrhoeaAlsophila aesculariaPeribatodes rhomboidariaYponomeuta padellaEnoplognatha ovataIphiclides podalirius
Other flower visitors
6 other species visit the flowers
Ursus arctosCallosciurus erythraeusDorcus parallelipipedusNigma walckenaeriOxythyrea funestaHaemorhous mexicanus
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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