Nanking cherry fruit.
Nanking Cherry
$15.00 CADChoose options: Nanking Cherry
Red, black or white Nanking cherry?
Three bush cherries with red, black or white fruit.
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Nanking cherry fruit.
Red cherries for fresh eating, jelly, pies and jam. They ripen around mid July here, after white flowers in spring.
Black Nanking Cherry
$15.00 CAD
Black fruit on a shrub that grows much like a larger Nanking Cherry. We know it as a Nanking Cherry and Western Sandcherry hybrid; that parentage is not independently confirmed.
White Nanking Cherry
$19.00 CAD
Solid ivory white fruit from an unnamed cultivar grown at Oak Summit Nursery. Its cultivar name and pollination compatibility remain unverified.
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| Plant | Grown for | Identity and propagation | Fruit | Pollination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanking Cherry | Red fruit and spring flowers | Species offer; propagation is not specified for every plant sold. | Sweet tart red cherries, about half an inch across. | Mostly self sterile; two or more bushes usually improve fruit set. Black Nanking can serve as a pollinator. |
| Black Nanking Cherry | Black fruit | Parentage is our account, not independently confirmed. | Black fruit, like its Western Sandcherry parent. | Needs a pollinator; plant a red Nanking nearby. |
| White Nanking Cherry | White fruit from an unnamed selection | Unnamed white cultivar; no seedling propagation is assumed. | Solid white fruit shown in the nursery Field Note. | Requirements and compatibility have not been verified. |
What we know and do not know
Two or more red Nanking bushes set fruit better, and Black Nanking works as a partner. Black Nanking’s reported hybrid parentage rests on our account. White Nanking is an unnamed white cultivar; its pollination needs and compatibility have not been verified. It is not assigned a red or black partner here.