Prunus Padus (Bird Cherry)

herestomo · March 2022

Hi Folks,
I've just bought 12 Bird cherry plants to incorporate into a mixed hedge but I can't find anywhere on Google if they are evergreen or not. I bought them on a site while looking for evergreen hedges and ordered them thinking that they were.
I have searched everywhere for info but can't find the evergreen bit.
Thanks in advance.
Alan.

robairdmacraignil · March 2022

They are deciduous. If you type a plant name and RHS into the search engine it usually shows up a good information page.

Happy gardening.

Silver surfer · March 2022

snap.Definitely deciduous...sorry not evergreen.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/14012/i-prunus-padus-i/details

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herestomo · March 2022

Silver surfer said:

snap.Definitely deciduous...sorry not evergreen.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/14012/i-prunus-padus-i/details

Do you think I could sneak a few in an evergreen hedge that I'm planting or would it suffocate or leave gaps in winter? It would be going between Holly, Red Robin & firethorn.
Thanks for the reply.

Fairygirl · March 2022

I'd forget the Photinia, unless you have excellent conditions for it - warmer temps and enough moisture. They do nothing to benefit wildlife, whereas the Prunus would.
Whether it would outgrow anything would come down to your climate and conditions, and how well they establish and grow. The Holly and Pyracantha will take a while to establish and grow, so they may get swamped.
Others may feel differently about that.

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