Description
Size (HxW): 6-8’ x 6-8’
Growth Habit: Rounded, wide branching
Fruit Size: 1-2cm
Planting Location: Sheltered
Zone 2b
- Juicy, deep purple to black fruit is tangy & sweet
- One of our best cherries for fresh eating
- Abundant white over pink blooms in early-mid May
- Textured green foliage turns yellow-orange in fall
- Fruit ripens in July; holds on shrub for 2-3 weeks, stores for 7-10 days in refrigerator
- Produces fruit within 2-3 years after planting
- Requires cross pollination from another variety of Nanking Cherry
- Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
- Medium Growth Rate: 5-9”/year