Cherry - Black Nanking

The black nanking cherry is similar in growth habit and appearance to the red nanking cherry, but it produces an almost black fruit. It is an attractive fruit shrub that produces beautiful white flowers in the spring and small, round berries in the summer. The pleasantly tart fruit can be eaten fresh, or made into jelly, preserves or wine. Requires a red nanking cherry for cross pollination.

Harvest: July
Pollinators: Red Nanking cherry
Zone: 2
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-3 m Width: 1.5 m
Suckers: Low
Deer Resistant: No
Drought Resistant: No
Latin: Purnus tormentosa "Nigra"