#993 most planted
Prunus x hillieri
Hillier's cherry · also Hybrid cherry
OrnamentalDeciduous
199
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
7
cities
7.1 in
median trunk (18 cm, 196 measured)
20 yr
median age (35% have a planting date)
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Prunus x hillieri is a hybrid flowering tree, typically grown for its ornamental value. Cultivars often feature showy blooms that can appear over an extended period in spring.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 800.03%—6.6 in
- 560.01%21 yr6.6 in
- 380.02%—18 in
- 120.02%5.8 yr2.0 in
- 100.00%—2.6 in
- 20.00%—11 in
- 10.00%—6.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.1 in, mean 8.9 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
