About This Variety

Meet This Variety

Nanking Cherry Seeds produce seed-grown Prunus tomentosa shrubs or small trees for edible landscapes and home orchards. Seedlings may vary naturally in fruit and plant traits.

No fixed fruit color, size, sweetness, yield, or parent match is promised. Follow packet guidance for any preparation and sowing, then give established seedlings a sunny site with moist, well-drained soil and suitable growing room.

A seed-grown Nanking cherry project for edible landscapes; fruit and plant traits may vary naturally between seedlings.

Growing at a Glance

Botanical Name Prunus tomentosa
Life Cycle Perennial
Sun Requirement Full Sun
Water Needs Moderate
Soil Preference Moist, well-drained soil

Why Gardeners Love It

Edible Landscape Shrub

A seed-grown fruiting shrub project for home gardens and edible landscapes.A fruiting shrub project for home edible landscapes.

Seasonal Display

Flowers, foliage, and developing fruit can provide changing seasonal garden interest.Flowers and fruit can add changing seasonal interest.

Spring Flowers

Flowers on established plants can provide a seasonal resource for visiting pollinators.Established flowers can support visiting pollinators.

Best Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Moisture Needs
Moderate
Soil Preference
Moist, well-drained soil

How to Grow

01

Prepare

Review packet guidance and prepare a clean, moist medium for seed treatment.

Review packet guidance and prepare a clean, moist medium.

02

Treat if Directed

Complete any packet-directed seed preparation before moving to sowing conditions.

Complete any packet-directed seed preparation.

03

Sow

Sow at the packet depth in a free-draining seed-starting mix after preparation.

Sow at packet depth in a free-draining mix.

04

Water

Keep the medium evenly moist without saturation during emergence and early growth.

Keep the medium evenly moist without saturation.

05

Transplant

Move established seedlings carefully to a suitable site with room for growth.

Move established seedlings to a suitable site.

Garden Uses

Backyard Orchards
Edible Landscapes
Home Gardens
Pollinator Gardens

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