Prunus padus 'Сolorata'

20 seeds Prunus padus 'Сolorata' .

The time of collection or delivery - September 2017.

Prunus padus, known as Bird Cherry or Hackberry, is a species of cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub, 8–16 m tall, which grows south of the Arctic Circle in northern Britain and Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Ukraine. There are also some trees in France, Spain, Portugal and in the Balkans. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus, which have flowers in racemes.

The fruit of this tree is seldom used in western Europe, but is commonly eaten farther east. It was used medicinally during the Middle Ages. The bark of the tree, placed at the door, was supposed to ward off plague.

It is also sold as an ornamental in North America as a May Day tree. A taboo on the use of the wood was reported by natives of Advie, in northeast Scotland, being regarded as a "witches tree".

'Colorata' is a small deciduous tree with deep purple shoots and red-purple young leaves becoming dark green tinged purple beneath. Flowers pale pink, in racemes to 12cm in length. Fruits small, black.

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