pin cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 50 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) is a tree for pollinator gardens and woodland plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open in spring and early summer, and birds eat the small red cherries. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Branches break in ice storms, so plant it away from walkways.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Northern red oak, and Pussytoes.
Native range
CO, CT, GA, IA, and 32 more places. See all 36
CO, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE, QC, and SK.