This deciduous, perennial shrub usually grows 4 to 16 inches tall. It blooms bunches of showy, white flowers and dark red-purple fruit, and grows in full sun to partial shade and in dry, sandy soils. Sand Cherry attracts birds and pollinators such as bees.
Bitter Cherry is a deciduous, perennial shrub that can grow up to 50 feet tall, often forming thickets. It produces white flowers in the spring, followed by extremely bitter, red fruits that are inedible to humans but a favorite of birds. This plant tolerates full sun to partial shade and has low water requirements.
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