Wild Cherry Hybrid

Prunus 'Intermedia'

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Desert Peach

Prunus andersonii

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Bitter Cherry

Prunus emarginata

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 80 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium, Slow

Mojave Desert Plum

Prunus eremophila

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Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Desert Range Almond

Prunus fasciculata

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 4 - 7 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata

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Plant type: Tree
Size: 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Orange
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Sand Almond

Prunus fasciculata var. punctata

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Very Low

Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 30 - 49 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia

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Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 5 - 40 ft tall , 5 - 20 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White, Purple
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia ssp. lyonii

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 25 - 40 ft tall , 20 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Klamath Plum

Prunus subcordata var. subcordata

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 15 - 25 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 20 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water
Water

Moderate

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium