Beautiful white flowers in early spring are followed in mid-season with deep red, tart, pie-cherries on a bush maturing at 4' x 4'. Resistant to several of the fruit diseases common to cherries.  Should be planted in a sunny, moderately fertile soil with good drainage (no standing water. Mixed fall color adds another season of interest to this versatile shrub.

Developed by the late Elwyn Meader of Durham, New Hampshire, nurserymen agree that bush cherries are not as attractive to birds as spring-bearing trees. According to Hartmann's Plant Company, "birds do not normally consume red fruits in late summer". In any case, the small red cherries are perfect for pies.