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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small purplish-black drupe
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Pawnee Buttes®
Cultivar name: 'P011S'
Common names
  • Western Sand Cherry
  • Sandcherry
  • Bessey Cherry
  • Rocky Mountain Cherry
  • Hansen's Bush Cherry

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Location: Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-05-10
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-08-09
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-08-09
Location: Ontario, Oregon, United States
Date: 2021-08-20
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MrsBinWY On June 19, 2022 Seeds sown
1 seed from 2021G (had been in the fridge, moist, since 10-2-2021).
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