Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 36 to 72 inches |
Plant Spread: | 36 to 72 inches |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: attractive orange to red fall foliage; glossy leaves spring & summer. |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: large, purplish-black, sweet cherries good for jams, jellies, and pies. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: cold (41 deg.F) stratification for 90 days Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Other info: around 2400 cleaned seeds per pound. |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: softwood cuttings late spring to summer under mist and hardwood cuttings in winter, 1000 to 8000 ppm IBA. |
Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |