Cherry plum trees
Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) is currently regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, South Australia, the ACT and New South Wales.
It is said to be 'A weed of riparian vegetation, open woodlands, disturbed sites, waste areas and roadsides in the temperate regions of Australia.' However cherry plums are not declared or considered noxious by any state government authorities.
About Cherry Plum:
Common Names
cherry plum, cherry plum tree, cherry-plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, purple leaf cherry plum, purple leaf cherryplum, purple leafed plum, purple-leaf plum, purple-leafed cherry plum, purple-leafed plum, purple-leaved plum, thundercloud cherry, wild cherry plum
Family
Amygdalaceae (New South Wales)
Rosaceae (Queensland, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia)
Origin
Native to south-eastern Europe (i.e. Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia), western Asia (i.e. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, southern Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan), western China and Pakistan.
Naturalised Distribution
Widely naturalised in southern Australia (i.e. naturalised in eastern New South Wales, in the ACT, Victoria, south-eastern and eastern South Australia, and the coastal districts of south-western Western Australia). Possibly also naturalised in Tasmania.
Naturalised elsewhere in Europe, tropical Asia, New Zealand and the USA.
Cultivation
Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) has been widely cultivated as a garden ornamental and street tree in the temperate regions of Australia. Various purple-leaved cultivars are also very popular in cultivation (e.g. Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra', Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' and Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii').
Information Source: Queensland Government
It is said to be 'A weed of riparian vegetation, open woodlands, disturbed sites, waste areas and roadsides in the temperate regions of Australia.' However cherry plums are not declared or considered noxious by any state government authorities.
About Cherry Plum:
Common Names
cherry plum, cherry plum tree, cherry-plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, purple leaf cherry plum, purple leaf cherryplum, purple leafed plum, purple-leaf plum, purple-leafed cherry plum, purple-leafed plum, purple-leaved plum, thundercloud cherry, wild cherry plum
Family
Amygdalaceae (New South Wales)
Rosaceae (Queensland, the ACT, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia)
Origin
Native to south-eastern Europe (i.e. Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia), western Asia (i.e. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, southern Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan), western China and Pakistan.
Naturalised Distribution
Widely naturalised in southern Australia (i.e. naturalised in eastern New South Wales, in the ACT, Victoria, south-eastern and eastern South Australia, and the coastal districts of south-western Western Australia). Possibly also naturalised in Tasmania.
Naturalised elsewhere in Europe, tropical Asia, New Zealand and the USA.
Cultivation
Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) has been widely cultivated as a garden ornamental and street tree in the temperate regions of Australia. Various purple-leaved cultivars are also very popular in cultivation (e.g. Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra', Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' and Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii').
Information Source: Queensland Government