Sand Cherry

Congratulations! Enjoy a price drop on this product thanks to funding from the DNR's Forest to MI Faucet initiative to promote clean water (See the full Planting Trees Cleans Water Collection):

Prunus pumila

Prunus pumila is a creeping, low-growing small shrub naturally found in sandy locations, such as dunes, where it acts an important stabilizer. Edible fruits support birds, pollinators and other wildlife and can be used in jams and jellies.

Current Sale Size: 1 gallon pot

Shade Tolerance: Sun, Shade, Part Shade

Moisture: Dry to Wet

Soils: Sand, Clay, Loam

Height: 1'

Bloom Time: May - June

Color: Flowers - White, Ripe Berries - Dark Purple

Deer Resistant: Low

Uses: Attracts Wildlife, Bank Cover, Naturalization

Trees4Bees!: This plant has been specially selected by our staff in partnership with local entomologists to support native bees and other pollinators critical to the ecosystem and human food systems. A community pollinator survey revealed that trees may represent the bulk of floral resources in spring, supporting pollinators that then benefit relatively sparse woodland ephemerals and early spring crops. In the fall, woody shrubs support the hibernation of some cavity-nesting native bees and other pollinators.