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Blonde Bessie sandcherry
Prunus pumila var. besseyi 'Blonde Bessie'
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Cerasus pumila ssp. besseyi
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 7.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Fragrant, Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Gravel, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is a native selection from the Fort Collins area. It features yellow fruit, instead of red. This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Species is not deer or rabbit tolerant.