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Western Sandcherry
Western Sandcherry
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Western Sandcherry (Prunus besseyi) is a native shrub with purplish black fruit about half an inch wide that ripens in August. It is one of the parents of Black Nanking Cherry and many hardy cherry plums.
Native to the northern Great Plains, including Manitoba, Western Sandcherry has grey green finely toothed leaves that turn mahogany red in fall.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Mature size
- 4 to 6 ft tall and wideA low, spreading shrub
- Fruit
- Purplish black fruit about half an inch across
- Foliage
- Grey green, finely toothed leavesMahogany red in fall
- Native range
- Native to the northern Great Plains, including Manitoba
- Site and soil
- Full sun and soil that drains wellAvoid low spots where frost settles
Ripening
August
Timing varies with season and site
More about this plant
A parent of the cherry plums
Western sandcherry, Prunus besseyi, is one of the parents of Black Nanking cherry and of many hardy cherry plums.
Good for : Native fruit worth knowing
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 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 – Canada