Description
Size (HxW): 5’x 5’
Growth Habit: Upright, rounded
Fruit Size: 1.5-2cm
Planting Location: Exposed
Zone 2
- Large black fruit is similar to chokecherries
- Mildly astringent cherries are good for jam, jelly & wine
- Abundant pure white blooms in early May
- Green foliage with silver underside turns orange-red in fall
- This fruiting shrub also makes a great hedge
- Fruit ripens mid-August
- Produces fruit within 2-3 years after planting
- Requires cross pollination from another Rocky Mountain Sand Cherry or a compatible variety of plum (great pollinating option for plums)
- Plant pollinators within 200’ or less, closer is better
- Native to the prairies
- Medium Growth Rate: 12-15”/year
- Row Spacing: 3-5’ apart
