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Seeds of Bird cherry virginiana (Prunus virginiana) — 10 pcs

Virgin bird cherry (lat. Padus virginiana).A tree with a wide and spreading crown, grows up to 5-7 m in height.Young shoots are dark brown in color. The buds are ovoid-conical, yellowish-brown or dark brown in color. The length of the buds is 3-5 mm.The leaves are oval-lanceolate or oval, shiny, dense, 3-10 cm long, serrated along the edges. The leaves are bright green on the upper side. On the underside they are somewhat lighter. In autumn the leaves turn reddish.The flowers are white, collected in inflorescences of 15-30 pieces. They appear in late spring, in May, after the leaves appear. In the north of the range it blooms in June.The fruit is a round drupe, 1 cm in diameter, with an astringent sour taste. The fruit color ranges from dark red to almost black. The fruits are larger than those of the common bird cherry.In cultivation, it is widespread in areas with temperate climates. Virginia bird cherry is less frost-resistant than common bird cherry. It blooms later than bird cherry by 2-3 weeks. Forms a lot of root shoots.Undemanding to soils. It is very photophilous; for planting you should choose a sufficiently illuminated place.USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 (-40°C to -34°C).

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