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Nanking Cherry shrubs - Prunus tomentosa
Nanking Cherry shrubs - Prunus tomentosa
Nanking Cherry - Prunus tomentosa

Nanking Cherry

Prunus tomentosa
Zones: 3 - 7

Zone Map



The Nanking Cherry Grows in zones 3 - 7
  • Blooms in early spring, with pinkish buds opening up into pale pink or white flowers that are very fragrant
  • Produces tart and tangy scarlet-colored cherries that can be eaten fresh or used in pies, jams and jellies
  • Ripens July to August
  • Adapts well to cold winters, hot summers and drought
  • Develops a lustrous orange or reddish-brown bark that exfoliates in thin strips of vertical curls with age
  • Features simple leaves that are obovate to elliptic with unequally toothed margins, dull dark green color and downy hair on the underside
  • Is not self-fertile. Two or more shrubs should be planted within 100' of each other to ensure cross-pollination
  • Grows in a rounded shape
  • Can be planted 4–5' apart to form a hedge
  • Serves as dwarfing stock for cherry trees

Tree Details

Shape

Rounded

Growth Speed

Medium

Scientific Name

Prunus tomentosa

Mature Height

6' - 10'

Shipping Height

1' - 1'6"

Highlights

Fragrant white spring flowers, shiny reddish-brown bark, and edible scarlet fruit make the Nanking cherry a favorite for mass plantings and borders. This is a vigorous, adaptable shrub particularly suited to the cold winters and hot summers of the central and northern plains of the United States and Canada. And the dense branching pattern means the shrub is also well-suited for use as a windbreak filler, hedge, or wildlife habitat.

 

The tart, tangy fruit ripen in mid- to late summer and can be eaten fresh or used in pies, jams, and jellies.

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Drought, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

The shrub provides habitat, and the fruit attract birds and other wildlife.

History/Lore

The Nanking cherry is native to central Asia. It was introduced to the North America in 1882. Other common names are Manchu cherry, downy cherry, mountain cherry, Mongolian cherry, Chinese bush cherry and hedge cherry. The word tomentosa indicates the hairy nature of the underside of the leaf of this tree. Its branches can be cut in mid-winter and forced to bloom indoors in early spring.

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