Bird Cherry (Prunus Padus) 45 seeds

Exceptionally cold hardy and boasting extremely fragrant spring flowers and pretty fall foliage, European birdcherry is a terrific deciduous tree. Hailing from Eurasia, from northern Europe fully eastward to Japan and Korea, it is a large shrub or becomes a good-sized tree if allowed to reach full maturity. It eventually attains a broad and rounded shape with ascending branches.
Very early to send out its new leaves in the spring, often the young foliage is tinted in interesting shades of bronze-green. Once mature, the leaves are a dull green and have an oval but pointed shape. In mid-spring, young red branch tips are filled with drooping spikes of fragrant white flowers that nearly mask all of the leaves. Once pollinated, small purple-black fruits develop and ripen by late summer, very bitter to the human tongue, but loved by songbirds. Fall foliar displays include a wide potential range of yellow, orange and bronze, even some red.
Widely adaptable to many soil types, European birdcherry fits in perfectly in average, well-drained landscape soils in full sun. The bitter fruits are edible and best used in mixed jellies or for winemaking. Branches may tend to break in heavy snows or ice in winter, but overall this tree makes for a grand shade or street tree. The fruit drop can be messy, so consider placement of this tree away from parking areas, park benches or playground areas. (source: learn2grow.com)

Genus - Prunus
Species - Padus
Common name - Bird Cherry
Pre-Treatment - Required
Hardiness zones - 3 - 7
Height - 20'-50' / 6.1m - 15m
Spread - 20'-30' / 6.1m - 9m
Plant type - Medium tree
Vegetation type - Deciduous
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Shade
Growth rate - Medium
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil type - Clay, Loam, Well drained
Water requirements - Average Water
Landscape uses - Screening / Wind Break
Germination rate - 79%
Bloom season - Spring
Leaf / Flower color - Green / White