Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) D. Dietr. - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 80.0 feet
Planting Distance: 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Thicket Forming
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Bitter Cherry: Acleris maximana, Ambesa walsinghami , Ambesa walsinghami mirabella, Archips cerasivorana, Aseptis binotata, Callophrys augustinus, Campaea perlata, Choristoneura rosaceana, Dasyfidonia avuncularia, Erannis tillaria, Eulithis xylina, Eupithecia maestosa, Eupsilia tristigmata, Evippe prunifoliella, Fishia evelina, Hemileuca eglanterina annulata, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyalophora kasloensis, Lambdina fiscellaria, Limenitis lorquini, Lithophane georgii, Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Melanchra adjuncta, Operophtera bruceata, Orthosia hibisci, Papilio eurymedon, Papilio rutulus, Peridroma saucia, Phlogophora periculosa, Pseudorthodes irrorata, Sphinx drupiferarum, Xylena cineritia, Xylena nupera
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington
- CAN: British Columbia
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.