SEEDS OF BIRD CHERRY - PRUNUS PADUS

Ornamental shrub with medicinal properties. Can be grown on watersides and to shape hedges. It relieves headaches, cardiac troubles and it can be used as a sedative. 

Deciduous shrub growing up to 8m with dense clustered white flowers. Alternate and serrated shiny leaves. The fruit is a black cherry.

Prefers acid soils. It is found in clearings and along stony mountainous slopes.

Depending on the geographical areas and altitude sowing can take place from February to April. To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in cold the seeds for 4-5 months before the sowing. It is possible to use a sowing substrate for potting or soil from the garden together with a sowing substrate if the sowing is made directly into the garden. The substrate must be wet but not soggy until the germination is completed.