Cheropugy Nanking Cherry – Live Rooted Bush Cherry Plant | Sweet Tart Edible Fruit Shrub | Zones 4–8

Grow a productive cold-hardy fruit shrub with this Cheropugy Nanking Cherry rooted plant, a flavorful Prunus tomentosa variety prized for its sweet-tart scarlet cherries and ornamental spring blooms. This adaptable bush cherry produces fragrant white flowers in spring followed by glossy red fruit perfect for fresh eating, pies, jams, jellies, juice, and preserves. The dense branching habit makes it ideal for edible hedges, wildlife gardens, windbreaks, borders, and homestead landscapes. Naturally grown without pesticides, Cheropugy Nanking Cherry is vigorous, attractive, and well suited to colder climates with hot summers.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted Cheropugy Nanking Cherry plant
✔️ Healthy live edible fruit shrub
✔️ Cold hardy bush cherry variety
✔️ Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: Cheropugy Nanking Cherry
• Botanical Name: Prunus tomentosa
• Plant Type: Fruiting deciduous shrub
• Growth Stage: Rooted starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Well-draining average garden soil
• Watering: Moderate during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 5–6 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 3–4 feet
• Growth Habit: Dense upright shrub
• Bloom Color: Fragrant white flowers
• Fruit Color: Scarlet red
• Fruit Flavor: Sweet-tart and tangy
• Harvest Season: Mid to late summer
• Pollination: Requires another compatible bush cherry or Nanking variety nearby
• Chill Hours Required: Approximately 800 hours below 45°F
• Special Features: Wildlife friendly, edible hedge, cold hardy
• USDA Zones: 4–8

Care Tip

Plant multiple compatible varieties nearby for improved fruit set and heavier harvests. Allow fruit to fully ripen on the bush for the sweetest flavor development.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.