Ruby cherry plum
Prunus cerasifera 'Ruby'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ruby' cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Ruby') is a tree for specimen planting, hedges, privacy screens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Fragrant white flowers open from early to late spring and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. The dense tree grows fast, and its fruit is the largest of any Mirabelle.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Ornamental onion, and Arrowwood viburnum.