| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 36 to 72 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 36 to 72 inches |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Other: attractive orange to red fall foliage; glossy leaves spring & summer. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: large, purplish-black, sweet cherries good for jams, jellies, and pies. |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Blooms on new wood |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Provides winter interest Erosion control Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: cold (41 deg.F) stratification for 90 days Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Other info: around 2400 cleaned seeds per pound. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering Other: softwood cuttings late spring to summer under mist and hardwood cuttings in winter, 1000 to 8000 ppm IBA. |
| Pollinators: | Bees Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
