| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: 1/2 to 1 inch long, pointed, shiny green, oval leaves appear with the flowers |
| Fruit: | Other: small (<3/4 inch), dry, greenish-orange, fuzzy, peach-like drupe with thin, inedible pulp and one stone |
| Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Other: drupes ripen in June and July; the thick hard coat of the stone opens easily along one suture |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: an early conspicuous flowering plant amongst the sagebrush; masses of flowers cover this shrub obscuring its branches and leaves |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: soft pink, rose, or rarely white flowers |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Erosion control |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: sow in fall or 28- to 60-day cold (35 degF) moist stratify Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Other: rooting of semi-hardwood cuttings requires 6 weeks under mist; large clones with underground connections extending several acres occur naturally |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monoecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
