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Hansen's Bush Cherry Tree

Easy-To-Pick Shrub Variety

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Hansen's Bush Cherry Tree

Easy-To-Pick Shrub Variety

  • White blooms in May
  • Huge crops of fruit in July
  • Bears fruit at an early age
As handsome and cold hardy as fruiting shrubs come! Hansen's Bush Cherry Tree's branches are covered with pure white, dainty flowers in May and absolutely loaded with purplish-black fruit in July. Its silvery-green leaves turn red in the fall. The bush grows 4-5 ft. tall with a similar spread and bears at an early age. It's able to tolerate a range of conditions. Hansen's Bush Cherry is not able to pollinate other cherry varieties. For best yield, plant two or more Hansen's Bush Cherry Trees. Zones 2-8.
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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
ZONE Fruit Trees
3A-4A 3/24/25 - 6/6/25
4B 3/24/25 - 6/6/25
5A 3/10/25 - 6/6/25
5B 2/24/25 - 6/6/25
6A 2/23/25 - 6/6/25
6B 2/23/25 - 5/30/25
7A 2/3/25 - 5/30/25
7B 2/3/25 - 5/30/25
8A & B 2/4/25 - 5/9/25
9A & B 2/4/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B 2/4/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date Zones 3A-7B: 6/2/25
Zones 8A-10B: 5/5/25

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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Product Details

Product Details

  • Botanical Name: Prunus besseyi 'Hansen's'
  • Height: 4 - 5 feet.
  • Spacing:4 - 5 feet.
  • Depth:Plant at the same depth as in the nursery.
  • Spread:4 - 5 feet.
  • Light Required:Full Sun
  • Pollinator:Self-pollinating.
  • Yield: Up to 2 - 4 quarts at maturity. Bearing age - 2 years.
  • Color: White
  • Size: Premium
  • Blooms: Late Spring
  • Fruit: Purplish-black fruit. About the size of a dime.
  • Zone: 3-8
  • Form: Fruit, Small Fruit, Cherry
  • Flower Form: 1/2-inch, white blossoms.
  • Soil Requirements: Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
  • Growth Rate: Medium to fast growth rate.
  • Foliage: Silvery-green foliage changing to crimson in Fall.

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