Mazzard Cherry Prunus avium

Sweet Cherry - Prunus avium

Also called Mazzard Cherry, edible fruits, beautiful fragrant flowers in spring

Zone 4-9

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Also known as the Mazzard cherry, this deciduous tree is native to Europe and Asia. Blossoms are white and the bark is a red mahogany. It has been cultivated since ancient times and is the source from which our present-day eating cherries are derived.

Mazzard cherry grows 60 feet tall and spreads 30 to 40 feet. The tree tolerates any garden soil but likes a sunny, protected site. The growth rate is rapid and transplanting should be easy. The white flowers appear in April or May. The fall color is bronze and red.

Zone 4-10

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Sowing instructions

For these bigger hard-shelled seeds, it is helpful for quicker swelling to grind the seed in dry sharp sand. This plant is a cold-germinator. The sowing must be kept cold for a period of some weeks (refrigerator) or you sow them in very early spring or fall. Mix the seeds with damp sand in a plastic bag. The sowing must be kept warm (64 to 72°F and moist for the first 2-4 weeks. After this period place it in your refrigerator at a temperature between 25 and 39°F for 5 to 6 weeks. After that take the bag out and keep it at room temperature. Check for sprouted seed regulary