Prunus padus
Bird cherry · also Hackberry, Hagberry, Mayday tree
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Prunus padus, commonly known as the bird cherry, is a deciduous small tree or large shrub that grows up to 16 meters tall. It is native to northern Europe and northern and northeast Asia and is remarkably adaptable to various soil types and light conditions. The tree is often cultivated for its fragrant white flowers in late spring, which attract pollinators and birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4,5670.40%—2.6 in
- 4,5590.87%—6.3 in
- 2,0870.43%—7.1 in
- 8770.31%35 yr5.9 in
- 8000.35%—3.5 in
- 5680.13%28 yr8.6 in
- 3150.64%7.8 yr—
- 2730.37%—5.9 in
- 970.22%16 yr7.5 in
- 820.04%—15 in
- 450.01%1.6 yr2.0 in
- 330.01%—6.0 in
- 230.01%—3.0 in
- 210.01%—3.5 in
- 50.04%—5.0 in
- 20.00%—11 in
- 20.01%—8.3 in
- 20.00%—3.3 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.0 in, mean 6.7 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
- East European forest steppe
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
- Western Siberian hemiboreal forests
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
