Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early winter, Late winter, Mid winter. Form: Rounded, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste and is used mainly for making jam and preserves. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit usually has a bitter taste and is used mainly for making jam and preserves.; The fruit is about the size of a pea and contains one large seed.; Flowers - chewed.

Habitat & North American Range

By streams and in moist open woods, usually on alkaline soils but also found on acid soils in upland areas. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)