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Nigra

  • Flowering month: February
  • Flowering month: March
  • Flower colour: Pink - light

Nigra is a flowering cherry-plum tree (Prunus cerasifera) notable for its intense purple-black leaves. The young shoots and bark have the same dark colour.

The blossom arrives in early spring and is a light pink colour.

Prunus cerasifera

Nigra flowering cherries for sale

  • 1-year maiden bare-root tree 29.95€
    Colt rootstock
    Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
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Deliveries resume December 2020

How to grow

Nigra is a relatively fast-growing tree, with attractive spreading proportions, reaching a medium-large size in 5-10 years and quickly becoming an attractive and distinctive addition to the garden.

Nigra characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • VigourSlightly large
  • Disease resistanceGood
  • Climate typeTemperate climatesMild damp climatesWarm climates
  • Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Cold (< 20C / 67F)
  • Period of origin1900 - 1949
  • Flowering monthFebruaryMarch
  • Flower colourPink - light
  • AwardsRHS Award of Garden Merit