Rosaceae
Prunus serotina var. rufula
Prunus serotina var. rufula var. rufula
Also known as Prunus serotina subsp. virens, Prunus virens, Prunus virens var. rufula, Prunus rufula
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Cherry · Deciduous Tree · Native · Southwest · Mountain · Prunus · Fast Growing · Wildlife Tree · Rosaceae · Flowering Tree
The southwestern black cherry is a fast-growing deciduous tree suited to mountain and high-desert gardens in the American Southwest and Mexico. It requires minimal care once established, tolerating partial shade and average moisture conditions. Plant in well-draining soil with ample space for its canopy to develop, and enjoy its spring white flower clusters that attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Colorado, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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