The sweet cherry or savage bird cherry (Prunus avium) is cultivated frequently because of their fruits and because of their beauty, if it is located in bloom. It is of Europe most well-known Waldbaum on kalkhaltigen soils and reaches a height of 20 meters. It supplies also valuable furniture wood. It grows fast and has firm, finely gemasertes wood, which is suitable well in the for the Drechseln and for the production of music instruments. From both kinds there is also filled. It is to be cultivated however not recommendable this tree in a small garden, since the crown becomes very large and takes much place up. For small gardens the modification Prunus is suitable avium plena with its snow-white, filled blooms substantially better.

The bird cherry also often becomes as document, with which refinement of noble cherries uses. The most usual procedure thereby is the Geissfussveredelung on high trunks. In addition it is a outstanding bloom and bird protection wood in the free landscape.

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