Nanking Cherry #5 31272

Features & Attributes
Nanking Cherry is covered in stunning fragrant shell pink flowers along the branches in early spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. It has forest green foliage throughout the season. The fuzzy pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy cherry red drupes carried in abundance from early to mid summer.
This is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Aside from its primary use as an edible, Nanking Cherry is sutiable for the following landscape applications;