Sandcherry
Prunus pumila L. - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Planting Distance: 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 24 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Sandcherry: Acleris oxycoccana, Ancylis albacostana, Ancylis mediofasciana, Archips cerasivorana, Filatima persicaeella, Malacosoma californica lutescens, Pandemis canadana, Sphinx drupiferarum, Synanthedon exitiosa, Xenotemna pallorana
Native Range
- USA: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
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.