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Rosaceae
European dwarf cherry
Prunus fruticosa
Also known as Prunus chamaecerasus var. elatior, Prunus chamaecerasus sativa, Ground cherry, Cerasus chamaecerasus var. umbraculifera
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Dwarf Cherry · Ornamental Shrub · Spring Flowers · Cold Hardy · Rock Garden · European Native · Fruiting Shrub · Pollinator · Deciduous · Low Growing
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
European dwarf cherry is a low-growing, spreading shrub ideal for borders, rock gardens, or naturalizing in open landscapes. It blooms with delicate white flowers in spring before leafing out, attracting bees and other pollinators. This tough, cold-hardy plant requires minimal care once established and tolerates poor soils well.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until moist; allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, New York, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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