Prunus fruticosa

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  RHS Plants for Pollinators plants

  This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.

  It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by RHS experts. Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are reviewed annually.

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European dwarf cherry

A small, suckering shrub 1-2m high and wide, with slender branches and deep green, shiny, scalloped-edged foliage turning brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn. Produces small, white flowers in late spring, sometimes followed by very acidic, dark red fruit. Often grown as a top-worked standard, producing a neat, mop-headed tree in various sizes