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Black Nanking Cherry
Black Nanking Cherry
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Black Nanking Cherry is a hybrid between Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) and Western Sandcherry (Prunus besseyi). It grows much like a larger Nanking Cherry but produces black fruit resembling the sandcherry parent.
Black Nanking Cherry needs a pollinator to set fruit and is best planted with a regular Nanking Cherry nearby.
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Black Nanking cherry plants in autumn.

Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- 6 ft or more tall and wideGrows like a larger Nanking cherry
- Fruit
- Black cherries
- Fall colour
- Red in fall
- Site and soil
- Full sun and soil that drains wellAvoid low spots where frost settles
More about this plant
A Nanking and sandcherry cross
Black Nanking is a hybrid of Nanking cherry and western sandcherry. At our nursery it grows as a large shrub with black fruit and red leaves in fall, and it roots easily from cuttings.
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – CanadaPollination
Black Nanking needs a partner to set fruit. Plant it with a regular Nanking cherry nearby.
| Plant alongside | Pollination requirement |
|---|---|
| Nanking Cherry | The partner we recommend for Black Nanking. |