Rosaceae
Prunus pumila var. pumila
Prunus pumila var. pumila var. pumila
Also known as Cerasus prostrata, Cerasus pumila, Cerasus pumila canadensis, Cerasus glauca
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Dwarf Sand Cherry · Native Shrub · Shoreline · Edible Fruit · Wildlife · Deciduous · Sandy Soil · Great Lakes · Rosaceae · Spring Bloomer
Dwarf sand cherry is a compact, spreading native shrub that produces a profusion of white flowers in spring, followed by small tart cherries relished by birds and wildlife. It adapts well to sandy, rocky, or poor soils and is an excellent low-maintenance choice for shoreline stabilization, native plantings, or cottage gardens. Light annual pruning after bloom helps keep growth dense and productive.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.9–7
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Central European Rus, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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