A form of the native English wild cherry, featuring which has double white flowers rather than single flowers.
USDA identification images for Plena
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Plena tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1700 - 1749
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: May
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow / Crimson
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Light copper
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Very small
Using
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Fast
- Soil type: Chalky
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Flowering season: Late
- Useful for: Street / amenity
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Plena flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Plena flowering cherry trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Plena flowering cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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