Common name: Beach Sand Cherry
Scientific name: Prunus pumila
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample mature size: 2 m tall, 2 m wide; 7 ft tall, 7 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Medium-wet
Soil: Sand, Silt, Gravel
Blooms: White in May
Natural habitats: Riverbanks-beaches
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦
Points of interest: - Grows in open sand dunes along lake Ontario and Lake Erie
- Tolerates both wet and dry conditions, sand to gravel bottoms