A large tree often occurring in the wild as a multi-trunked shrub. It has a broad ovoid to rounded crown and attains a height of 15 - 20 m. The green, ovoid, elongated leaves measure 6 - 15 cm and are a yellowish-red in the autumn. The tree flowers in April with bundles of large, single white flowers measuring 3 - 3.5 cm. These are followed by dark red edible fruits. The tree can be used in a landscape, but also in (wooded) parkland and open green verges. It requires nutritious and humid soil. Prunus avium is often used as a graft trunk. The timber is used in the furniture industry, for wood carvings and in musical instruments. Winter hardiness zone: 4