Sandcherry

Prunus pumila L.

Rose family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

6.0 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.9 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 125 days

Precipitation 15 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Acleris oxycoccana, Ancylis albacostana, Ancylis mediofasciana, Archips cerasivorana, Filatima persicaeella, Malacosoma californica lutescens, Pandemis canadana, Sphinx drupiferarum, Synanthedon exitiosa, Xenotemna pallorana

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

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

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.