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Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera

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Cherry Plum Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii dylan Horfield Common 11 Feb 2026, 11:34 p.m. 11 Feb 2026, 4:31 p.m.
Cherry Plum Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii dylan Horfield Common 11 Feb 2026, 11:34 p.m. 11 Feb 2026, 4:31 p.m.
Cherry Plum Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii dylan Horfield Common 11 Feb 2026, 11:34 p.m. 11 Feb 2026, 4:32 p.m.
Cherry Plum Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii dylan Horfield Common 11 Feb 2026, 11:34 p.m. 11 Feb 2026, 4:32 p.m.
Cherry Plum Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii dylan Horfield Common 11 Feb 2026, 11:34 p.m. 11 Feb 2026, 4:32 p.m.

Species Description

Widely planted as a park and street tree (mostly as the purple-leaved, white-flowered var. pissardii and pink-flowered P. 'Nigra') and sometimes self-seeds and becomes naturalised in hedgerows, scrub and woodland.

Useful Links:

Naturespot

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

Trees and Shrubs Online

Woodland Trust

RHS

Wikipedia

iNaturalist

Kew

GBIF

NBN

Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii 1 1 5 image for Cherry Plum