Pink Candles Nanking Cherry

Prunus tomentosa ‘Pink Candles’

A medium-sized shrub with fragrant showy pink flowers in early spring before the leaves. Sweet, bright red cherries in early summer. Upright spreading growth habit.

Height: 8′ (2.4 m)

Spread: 5-10′

Light Needs: Full Sun

Hardiness Zone: 2

Foliage Colour: Green

Fall Foliage: N/A

Growth Habit: Upright, Spreading

Flower Colour: Pink

Blooms: Spring

Fruit Colour: Red

Fruit Size: N/A

Fruit Timing: Summer

Fruit Use: Jellies

Key Features: Showy Spring Blooms, Attracts Birds

Landscape Uses: Hedging/Screening, General Gardening, Mass Planting, Orchard