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Western Sand Cherry - Pawnee Buttes®
Fruit is a sour cherry, purple to black in color, that can be used in pies and jellies and are attractive to birds. Lustrous, green leaves turn red to purple in fall. This shrub is also cold tolerant and hardy to zone 2. Fragrant, white flowers in April produce heavy crops of black cherries in summer attractive to wildlife. Pawnee Buttes is one of the hardiest of deciduous shrubs, growing to 16-18 inches in height and 6- 8 feet in width, with a rounded form. Western Sand Cherry is rarely bothered by insects or diseases. Pawnee Buttes® Western Sand Cherry, Prunus besseyi 'Pawnee Buttes', has a graceful, groundcover form of the western sand cherry. It prefers well drained soil, but it will adapt to most soils, including clay. Preferring full sun, it adapts to heat and can be used in hot, dry areas of the landscape. ... details
Dogwood - Greytwig It grows 10-15' tall and features white flowers borne in terminal racemes (hence the species name of racemosa) in late spring and grayish-green, elliptic to lance-shaped leaves (2-4" long). Foliage turns an interesting dusky purplish red in fall. Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. Also effective in shrub borders, along streams or ponds or near buildings or when planted as a screen. Can be particularly useful because of its ability to grow in poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of city air pollution. |
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