Sweet Cherry

Do you want to plant a Sweet Cherry? Here you will find all the information you need on how to best plant the Sweet Cherry, and on pruning and caring for your Sweet Cherry.
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General characteristics of a Sweet Cherry

The sweet cherry blooms profusely in April and May with the flowers arranged in groups at the tops of the twigs. Many animals benefit from cherries as a food source, and they are also edible for humans. A cherry tree is a great addition to a food forest or backyard garden. Young leaves are a light green color; as they get older they turn dark green. The leaves of the sweet cherry also give off nectar, keeping the plant attractive to insects after flowering.

Beware: the cherry seeds are poisonous to dogs. For horses, they are edible but in moderation.

Characteristics


How to plant a Sweet Cherry

Roots at least 10 cm below the ground.

How to harvest a Sweet Cherry

The pits found in the cherries cause the tree to sow up

Caring for and pruning your Sweet Cherry

It is important to keep the tree in good shape. Annual pruning is therefore recommended but do not do it in the winter.

Where does a Sweet Cherry grow

Grows on all soils.


General

Origin
Native
Tree Type Deciduous tree

Length and Age

Length in about 10 years 12 Up to Meter
Reproductive Maturity in How Many Years 10 Up to 100 year
Maximum Age Up to year
Required Space Up to m2
Growth Rate trees.medium

Reproduction

Tree is Self-Pollinating Yes
Reproduction Method
Makes seedlings
Reproduction rate

Reproduction rate

1. Very low reproduction rate. The plant hardly spreads, has few seeds or vegetative spread (e.g., trees with heavy seeds).
2. Low reproduction rate. Spread via limited seed production or specific conditions required
3. Average reproduction rate. Regular spread, depending on wind, water, or animals, at a moderate speed (e.g., dandelion).
4. High reproduction rate. Many seeds and multiple spread strategies (wind, birds, vegetative). Quickly colonizes open spaces
5. Very high reproduction rate. Invasive species that spread explosively over large distances (e.g., Japanese knotweed).

Pruning Period

This Tree is Evergreen Yes
Summer April tot September
Winter Information not available
Leaf Shapes Other
Easy to prune No

Bark Characteristics Seedling (50-200cm)

Lenticels Yes
Colour

Bud Characteristics Seedling (50-200cm)

Colour
Bud Position
Along the branch
Bud Shape
Oval

Other

Root
Deeply rooted
Bloom
Has flowers
Has fruits
Wind sensitivity Moderately sensitive to (sea) wind

Diseases

Sensitive to the Following Diseases Information not available

Harvest/recognition in winter

Prunus-like with lenticels in stripes on the base. The tree has coarser branches and can grow fairly large.

Light requirement of the Sweet Cherry

The Sweet Cherry thrives best under these light conditions.
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade

    • Suitable soil types for the Sweet Cherry

    In this overview, you can find which soil types are best for the Sweet Cherry to grow.
    Soil type Suitability
    light clay
    heavy clay
    sand
    peatland
    Loam
    Moerig op zand
    Lichte zavel
    Zware zavel

    Humidity

    A (ground)water level indicates how deep the groundwater usually is below the surface. The higher the Roman numeral, the deeper the groundwater.
    I
    II
    III
    IV
    V
    VI
    VII
    VIII

    Suitable acidity level for the Sweet Cherry

    Each soil type has a certain acidity level, measured in pH values. You can plant the Sweet Cherry in soil that falls within this range:
    0.0
    0.5
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0

    Nutritional needs of the Sweet Cherry

    Some soil types offer more nutritional richness than others.
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0
    1. Very nutrient-poor soil
    2. Very nutrient-poor to nutrient-poor soil
    3. Nutrient-poor soil
    4. Nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich soil
    5. Moderately nutrient-rich soil
    6. Moderately nutrient-rich to nutrient-rich soil
    7. Nutrient-rich soil
    8. Extremely nutrient-rich soil
    9. Very extremely nutrient-rich soil

    Humidity

    Does Sweet Cherry like to have its roots in extremely dry (1.0) or wet (9.0) soil?
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0
    1. Extremely dry soils
    2. Extremely dry to dry soils
    3. Dry soils
    4. Dry to dry/moist soils
    5. Dry/moist soils
    6. Dry/moist to moist soils
    7. Moist soils
    8. Moist to wet soils
    9. Wet soils

    To be applied in landscapes

    0 = not filled in, 1 = unsuitable, 5 = very suitable
    Landscape Suitability
    Agroforestry
    Hedge
    Hedge
    Forest
    Feeding hedge
    Back yard
    Small back yard
    Solitary
    Wood wall

    Cultural-historical value

    0 = not filled in, 1 = low, 9 = high

    Insects

    How many insects typically live on this tree/plant? 50
    Which insect groups live on this tree/plant?
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hoverflies
    Beetles
    Wasps
    Lice
    Bumblebees
    Ants
    Ladybugs
    Are there insects dependent on this species? No
    Which insect species are dependent on this tree/plant?
    Brown Hairstreak
    European stag beetle
    Scarce Swallowtail

    Birds

    Average number of birds per tree/plant? 15
    Which bird groups live on this tree/plant?

    Mammals

    Average number of mammals per tree/plant?
    Which mammal groups live on this tree/plant?
    Are there mammals dependent on this species? No
    Which mammal species are dependent on this tree/plant?

    Bloom Period

    Summer March Up to April

    Tree Species

    Tree species that this tree prefers to grow with

    Suitable for mammals?

    toxic, 1 = unsuitable, 5 = very suitable
    Mammal Suitability
    Human
    Chicken
    Cow
    Squirrel
    Mouse
    Roe deer
    Deer
    Wild boar
    Foxes
    Sheep
    Goat
    Dog
    Horse
    Ferret
    Badgers
    Beavers
    Cat
    Pig
    Herbivorous rodents

    Explanation

    Explanation

    Edibility

    • Toxic: This tree or shrub is toxic to mammals and absolutely unsuitable for consumption.
    1. Very unsuitable: This tree or shrub is unsuitable for consumption by mammals and can be harmful.
    2. Unsuitable: This tree or shrub is generally unsuitable for consumption by mammals and can have adverse effects.
    3. Moderately suitable: This tree or shrub is moderately suitable as food for mammals, possibly with certain risks or limitations.
    4. Suitable: This tree or shrub is generally suitable as food for mammals, with little to no risks.
    5. Very suitable: This tree or shrub is very suitable as food for mammals, safe, and of high nutritional value.


    Trunk Height

    Average Trunk Height (hg) of the basal area median tree

    from - to, in whole meters, average

    Information not available

    Trunk Diameter

    (dg) (1.30m) of the basal area median tree.

    from - to, in whole centimeters, average

    Information not available

    Aboveground Biomass

    in whole kg

    Information not available

    Belowground Biomass

    in whole kg

    Information not available

    Substance Binder

    Which substances can be bound or absorbed?
    CO2
    Particulate matter

    Carbon Attraction (kf)

    (dg) (1.30m) of the basal area median tree Deciduous Trees (Kf = 0,48)

    Warming Resistance

    This tree is well resistant to the warming (plus 3 degrees) of our climate and fits into the future of our climate (heat and drought resistant). No
    CO2
    Particulate matter

    CO2

    0. not filled in
    1. no storage
    2. low storage
    3. moderate storage
    4. high storage
    5. very high storage

    Fine Dust

    0. not filled in
    1. no capture capacity
    2. low capture capacity
    3. moderate capture capacity
    4. high capture capacity
    5. very high capture capacity

    This is what an adult tree Sweet Cherry looks like

    Bark of the sweet cherry
    Sweet cherry in winter

    This is what the fruits of a Sweet Cherry look like

    Fruit of the sweet cherry

    This is what a Sweet Cherry in bloom looks like

    Sweet cherry in bloom
    Sweet cherry - a mature tree in bloom

    This is what the bud of a Sweet Cherry looks like

    Buds of the sweet cherry
    Buds of the sweet cherry

    This is what the leaf of a Sweet Cherry looks like

    Leaf of the sweet cherry