Wild Cherry Tree – 40/60cm (Cell)
Prunus Avium
£14.49
The Wild Cherry is a stunning native tree known for its beautiful spring blossoms, summer fruits, and vibrant autumn foliage. Growing to 15-30 meters, it supports a wide range of wildlife and offers year-round interest. Ideal for gardens, woodland edges, or as a standalone specimen, this fast-growing tree combines ornamental value with ecological benefits.
- ✓ Native UK Wild Cherry tree - Prunus avium for gardens and woodland plantings
- ✓ Stunning white spring blossoms followed by edible summer cherries
- ✓ Vibrant autumn foliage in shades of yellow, orange, and red
- ✓ Supports wildlife and attracts pollinators throughout the seasons
- ✓ Quality UK grown stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
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The Wild Cherry – Prunus avium, also known as Sweet Cherry or Gean, is a beautiful deciduous tree native to Europe, including the British Isles. Renowned for its stunning spring blossoms and autumnal colours, this tree offers year-round interest to any garden or woodland setting. In spring, it erupts with clusters of fragrant white flowers, creating a spectacular display that attracts a wealth of pollinators. These blossoms are followed by small, edible cherries in summer, which, although tart, are a favourite food source for birds and can be used in preserves or liqueurs. Come autumn, the leaves transform into a breathtaking array of yellows, oranges, and reds before falling.
Growing to heights of 15-30 meters, the Wild Cherry develops a broad, rounded crown that provides dappled shade. Its bark is a distinctive reddish-brown with horizontal bands, adding winter interest to the landscape. As a native species, it’s perfectly adapted to UK conditions and supports a diverse range of wildlife throughout the year. The tree’s fast growth rate means it can quickly establish itself, making it popular for both ornamental and forestry purposes.
Wild Cherry wood is prized by furniture makers for its rich, warm colour and fine grain. Historically, the tree has been cultivated for both its fruit and timber, playing a significant role in European culture and folklore. In garden settings, it’s an excellent choice for creating focal points, lining driveways, or as part of a native hedgerow or woodland edge planting scheme.
This tree is not only beautiful but also beneficial for the environment. It’s an important species for wildlife, providing food and habitat for numerous insects, birds, and small mammals. The flowers are a vital early nectar source for bees and other pollinators, while the fruits feed many bird species.
Plant your Wild Cherry in a sunny or partially shaded position in well-drained soil. It’s adaptable to most soil types but prefers slightly acidic to neutral conditions. Water regularly for the first growing season to help establish a strong root system. Once established, it’s relatively drought-tolerant. Pruning should be minimal and done in late summer to early autumn to avoid silver leaf disease. Feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring to promote healthy growth. While generally hardy, keep an eye out for bacterial canker, which can occasionally affect cherry trees.
Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
Wider than 8 metres
UK Grown
Promoting Deep Root Development with cell grown trees
Our deep cell trays are a smart strategy for cultivating trees with strong and deep root systems. This leads to healthier and more resilient trees that are better prepared for transplantation and long-term growth in your garden.
- Root Encouragement
- Minimising Root Disturbance
- Improved Stability
- Easy handling
- High survival rate
- Reduced Root Circling
- Reduced Transplant Shock
- Plant any time of year
Season of Interest
Spring, Summer
Sunlight
Full Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Pot Size
Cell
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Green
Flower Colour
White
Hardiness
-20°C to -15°C (H6)
When MatureSafety
Child Safe, Pollen Allergies, Pet Safe
Watering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
Preferred Soil pH
Neutral
Our deep cell trays are a smart strategy for cultivating trees with strong and deep root systems. This leads to healthier and more resilient trees that are better prepared for transplantation and long-term growth in your garden.
Extended Planting Season
Cell grown trees offer a significantly broader planting window, allowing for planting almost year-round in certain conditions. This flexibility ensures easier scheduling and enhances tree establishment due to warmer soil and more favourable weather conditions, extending beyond the traditional planting season.
Robust Root System
The roots of cell grown trees are encased and safeguarded within compost, preventing the young fibrous roots from drying out or sustaining damage. This intact root system, with its uniform and manageable shape, facilitates straightforward planting.
Convenient Storage
These trees can be effortlessly stored outdoors before planting, eliminating the need for labour-intensive temporary planting (heeling in) or costly refrigerated storage.
Ease of Handling and Planting
The extended shelf life of cell grown trees means there’s no immediate urgency to plant. Their user-friendly root system increases the likelihood of successful planting. These characteristics make them ideal for planting by novices or volunteers.
High Survival Rate
The intact root system of cell grown trees significantly boosts their chances of successful establishment, virtually removing the need for expensive replanting (beating up).
Cost-Effectiveness
While the initial purchase price of cell grown trees may be slightly higher than bare-root stock for some species, the long-term savings achieved by reducing the need for replacing failed transplants than compensates for the initial minor cost difference.
No plastic waste
Trees are often supplied plastic pots that are difficult to recycle, especially the black pots. We rely on our customers to reuse these where possible, however these cell grown trees do not have plastic pots – saving any reuse & recycling concerns.
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
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Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £0.95 (Flat) | |
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) | £7.95 (Flat) | This item |
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £4.49 (Flat) | This item |
Medium Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) | £7.95 (Flat) | |
Large Items - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) | |
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) | £28.95 (Flat) | |
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcel Force) | £24.95 (Flat) | |
Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £90.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.