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Wild cherry

Age: 2 to 4 years old

Time before cutting: 60 years

€19 VAT incl.

€54.03 Expected gross gain

Wild cherry

Wild cherry (Prunus avium), also known as sweet cherry, gean, or bird cherry, origins from the Rosaceae family, native to the Caspian Sea, is the only tree in its family to spread naturally in forests. This tree produces sweet cherries, known as guignes, cherries or sour cherries, which can be consumed as jams or brandies.

- Growth: rapid
- Height: up to 30 meters
- Foliage: green, serrated leaves, oval, hanging, with two glands at the base of the blade.
- Trunk: straight and long
- Bark: rough, detaching by horizontal strips, shiny
- Color: reddish brown

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About Ajoux Forest

Located between the villages of Mauves and Ajoux, on the slopes of the Serre du Pied de Boeuf in the Monts d'Ardèche, the forest borders the commune of Ajoux, with which it shares a name.

The Ajoux forest is located at an altitude of between 545 and 730 m, and the hills of the mountains is made up of of ridges and valleys irrigated by permanent or temporary streams. The area is facing North on steep slope of between 35° and 15°. The climate is continental and the forest rises on a granitic geological formation.

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