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Prunus pumila var. depressa 'Catskill'
Eastern Sand Cherry, Beach Plum Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7
With a native range in NE North America and a few sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, Eastern Sand Cherry can be found on sandy, rocky soils, cliff faces, and other difficult exposed sites. It has deep roots, so once established, it is a keeper. This variety, Catskill, is a ground hugging, many branched shrub with 3 inch, pointed leaves that stand straight up in bunches along the dark, thick, creeping branches. It forms dense mats that are effective for erosion control or for stream bank restoration. Masses of showy, white, 5-petaled flowers like apple flowers appear in mid-to late-spring and are followed by blackish purple berries in late summer. Leaves fall off in the fall revealing the dense, thick, ground covering branches. This is a workhorse of a shrub for difficult places. Cat# 1532

Prunus pumila var. depressa 'Catskill', Eastern Sand Cherry, Beach Plum
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$10.00 each in quart pots
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Suggested companions

Chasmanthium latifolium River Oats, Northern Sea Oats
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. Johnswort
Yucca filamentosa Adams Needle, Yucca


X Native Plant X Good Fragrance X Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color X Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
Wildflower X Shrub Grass or grass-like
Perennial Tree X Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny X Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
X Sandy X Organic
X Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry X Wet
X Moist X Moderate
Height
X 12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" 36" or taller
Color
X White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
X Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
X Late spring Late summer Late fall


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