TREE / Deciduous
ZONE: 4 – 9
LIGHT: Sun /Part shade
HEIGHT: 60 - 80 ft.
SPREAD: 30 – 60 ft.
SOIL: Most, well-drained
FLOWER: 4-6" racemes of white flowers in early spring; the bitter cherries are edible, and used for jelly and wine making and to flavor brandy.
LANDSCAPE VALUES:
This tree is perfectly suited for a woodland, semi-natural garden. It can be too messy in a more formal setting. Subject to defoliation from eastern tent caterpillars; leaves are poisonous to livestock.
Host and/or nectar source for:
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Columbia Silkmoth
