Prunus pumila - Sand cherry

Sand cherry (Prunus pumila) is a low, deciduous shrub native to cold semi-arid North American sand plains and dunes, the largest-fruited of the native American cherries. Like other Prunus species, its seed contains cyanide-forming compounds and should not be eaten if bitter.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Prunus spp.
• Shrub
• Deciduous

Footnotes

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