Lassee Edible Landscape

PRAIRIECHERRIES
(Cerasus fruticosa x Cerasus vulgaris)

Varieties:

Canadian hybrids between ground cherry and sour cherry. Varieties: 'Carmine Jewel', 'Crimson Passion', 'Juliet', 'Romeo' and 'Valentine'. Available at www.lubera.com. Highly frost resistant.


Growth habit and height:

Shrubs, up to 2 m tall, grow with several stems.


Location

Sun, not particular - various types of soil possible.


Uses

Sour cherry-sized fruits in June. Fresh consumption, juice, jam and cake toppings.