Nanking Cherry

The plant works well as a mass planting or informal hedge. This is followed by tasty, edible, bright red fruit, great for jams and jelly. Nanking Cherry is fairly drought tolerant and does best in full sun. These 1/2" bright red fruit, which ripen in early July, are edible but a little tart for fresh eating. It is a great conservation plant with attractive soft green foliage. Needs cross pollination to produce fruit. It grows 8-10 feet in height and 10-15 feet wide. Nanking Cherry is a large wide spreading shrub and can be pruned as a small tree. Nanking Cherry, Prunus tomentosa, has showy white flowers with a pink blush which covers the plant in early spring. Requires a good, well drained soil. Nanking Cherry is native to northern China and is very cold hardy. ... details