Botanical Name: Prunus besseyi
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Common Name: Sand Cherry, Western Sand Cherry  
Plant photo of: Prunus besseyi
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Water Saving Tip:

Group plants in your garden according to their water needs (hydrozone).

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Black, Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Western sand cherry is a great addition to the landscape, as it's attractive, water-thrifty, and produces tasty edible fruit. A medium-small shrub, growing to 4 to 5 feet tall and maybe a little wider, it has silvery-green foliage that turns red in the fall, and attractive white blossoms that appear in the spring. A multi-purpose plant, many gardeners select this for use as wildlife food and habitat as well. This is a wonderful, low-maintenance fruiting shrub, especially given the resurgence in interest in home food production.