Plants in genus prunus
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'
Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red' is a cold-hardy shrub with a symmetrically rounded canopy and fragrant white flowers. Its leaves turn dark purple in early summer and reddish-purple in fall. This plant supports butterflies and hummingbirds and is known for its tart cherries used in jelly.
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Honey Halo'
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Honey Halo' is a nectarine tree with disc-shaped red fruit and fragrant pinkish-lavender blossoms. It requires full sun and well-drained soil, producing sweet and juicy yellow-fleshed fruit.
Prunus persica 'Regina'
Prunus persica 'Regina' is a nearly fuzzless peach variety with firm yellow flesh and a red center. It is self-fertile and harvested early in the season, requiring 700-800 chill hours. This peach tree is highly ornamental, featuring elegant pink flowers and glossy green foliage, and thrives in full sun with regular watering.
Prunus persica 'Desiree'
Prunus persica 'Desiree' is an organic peach tree producing red-orange fuzzy fruit with firm, juicy yellow flesh. This self-fruitful, semi-freestone variety is resistant to bacterial spots and attracts pollinators. It thrives in USDA zones 5-8 with full sun and well-drained soil.
Prunus persica 'Santa Barbara'
Prunus persica 'Santa Barbara' is a peach tree with fuzzy golden-yellow fruit and a pinkish-red blush. The fruit has intensely flavored yellow flesh with red veins and a sweet, melt-in-your-mouth texture. This self-fruitful tree features showy pink spring flowers and requires full sun and slightly acidic, sandy-loam soil.
Prunus laurocerasus 'Chestnut Hill'
Prunus laurocerasus 'Chestnut Hill' is a petite evergreen shrub with shiny, lance-shaped leaves and creamy white flower spikes. It attracts butterflies and produces dark, cherry-like fruits that feed birds. This plant performs best in partial shade and tolerates salt spray, making it suitable for low hedges and mass planting.
Prunus persica 'Golden Jubilee'
Prunus persica 'Golden Jubilee' is a cold-tolerant, self-pollinating peach tree that produces sweet, tender, and juicy yellow freestone peaches. It features fragrant pink flowers and yellow fuzzy skin with a scarlet-red blush. This tree is adaptable to various soil conditions and is hardy in USDA zones 5-8.
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Red Diamond'
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Red Diamond' is a smaller-sized tree known for its smooth red skin and golden-yellow interior fruit. It features fragrant pink blossoms and is heat resistant, making it suitable for warmer climates. The tree is self-fruitful and requires 500-600 chill hours, ripening around July or August. It thrives in full sun with well-drained, enriched soil, offering a mid-season harvest.
Prunus 'Geopride'
Prunus 'Geopride' is a hybrid of plum and apricot, producing reddish-purple and yellow mottled fruit with golden yellow flesh. This fruit is very sweet, combining apricot flavor with plum tartness, and is harvested mid-late season. The plant requires 400-600 chill hours and is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 9, making it a great pollinator for other plums and pluots.
Prunus persica 'Bonita'
Prunus persica 'Bonita' is a peach tree known for its fuzzy yellow fruits with an orangy-red blush and sweet, low-acid flavor. It produces gorgeous pink blossoms in spring, attracting pollinators, and is a freestone variety with a mid-late season harvest. This tree is heat and humidity tolerant, growing 10-15 feet tall and 15-30 feet wide, and thrives in USDA zones 7-10.
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Flavor Gold'
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Flavor Gold' is a nectarine tree with sweet, juicy, smooth-textured fruit and beautiful pink blooms in spring. It has a narrow upright growth habit, making it suitable for small spaces, and requires full sun and well-drained soil.
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Rose'
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Rose' is a self-fertile nectarine with super-sweet white flesh and red-blushed skin. It features fragrant pink spring blooms and ripens around July to August. This compact tree prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'
This plant features coppery purple foliage and pale pink flowers in spring. It can grow up to 20 feet in height and width and requires full sun for the best color. The small red-purple fruits are edible and provide food for local birds.
Prunus serrulata 'Shirofugen'
Prunus serrulata 'Shirofugen' is a cherry tree known for its color-changing blossoms that transition from pink to white to deep pink. It features fragrant double white blooms and leaves that change from crimson-flushed bronze to lush green to reddish-orange. This tree thrives in sunny spots with well-drained soil and attracts pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds.
Prunus cerasus 'English Morello'
Prunus cerasus 'English Morello' is a cherry tree known for its dark-red, almost black fruit with a juicy, sour flavor. It blooms with white flowers in late spring and is self-fertile, making it a prolific producer. This cold-hardy tree ripens in mid-summer and is suitable for USDA zones 4-9. Its fruit is ideal for pies, preserves, and fresh eating, and the tree's gorgeous foliage provides four-season interest.
Prunus persica 'Corithian Rose'
Prunus persica 'Corithian Rose' is a non-fruiting ornamental peach tree with showy double bright-pink flowers and unique upright skinny oval form. It features gorgeous purple foliage and grows 20-25 feet tall and 10-15 feet wide. Hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8, this tree attracts pollinators and hummingbirds, thriving in full sun with well-drained enriched soil.
Prunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy'
Prunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy' is an ornamental cherry tree celebrated for its early spring pink blossoms and striking burgundy leaves. This tree is pollinator-friendly and occasionally produces small, inedible fruits. It thrives in sunny locations with well-drained soil and requires extra watering during warm periods. The fragrant blossoms and unique leaf color make it a popular choice for gardens and landscapes.
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Fantasia'
Prunus persica ssp. nucipersica 'Fantasia' is a late-season, self-pollinating fruit tree with large, sweet, and tangy freestone fruit. It requires full sun and moderate moisture, thriving in USDA zones 5 to 9.
Prunus salicina 'Beauty'
Prunus salicina 'Beauty' is a fast-growing plum tree that produces large, juicy, sweet-tart plums with a yellow skin and red blush. This self-fertile heirloom variety is cold hardy and adaptable to a wide range of growing zones, thriving best in USDA zones 4-10. It requires 200-300 chill hours and is most productive in cool, rainy conditions. The tree reaches a mature height of 12-15 feet and benefits from full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. While it can bear fruit on its own, a pollinator partner can increase the harvest.
Prunus laurocerasus 'Mount Vernon'
Prunus laurocerasus 'Mount Vernon' is an upright, spreading glossy broadleaf evergreen that remains dense and low-growing. It is sterile, producing no flowers or fruit, and stays under 3 feet tall. This plant is ideal for foundation plantings and low hedges, thriving in full sun to full shade.
Prunus padus
Prunus padus, also known as bird cherry, is an early spring bloomer with large, fragrant white flowers. It features dark-green summer foliage that turns yellow to red in the fall, and produces black fruit that is favored by birds. This low-branched, rounded tree has a moderate growth rate and lifespan, making it a valuable addition to wildlife-friendly gardens.
Prunus armeniaca 'Autumn Glo'
Prunus armeniaca 'Autumn Glo' is a late-season apricot variety with yellow-fleshed freestone fruits. It requires 500 chill hours and is known for its vigorous and productive nature. The tree produces pink blooms in spring and thrives in well-drained soil with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.
Prunus persica 'Salish Summer'
Prunus persica 'Salish Summer' is a peach variety resistant to Peach Leaf Curl, with luscious white flesh and a complex flavor. It features showy pink flowers in spring and is cold hardy, handling late freezes well. This self-fertile peach requires 700-800 chill hours and grows best in full sun.
Prunus persica 'Tropic Prince'
Prunus persica 'Tropic Prince' is a peach tree with red-blushed, semi-freestone yellow peaches and fragrant pink spring blossoms. It is hardy in USDA zones 8-10 and requires full sun and well-drained soil. This tree produces fruit within a year of planting.
Prunus domestica 'Brooks'
Prunus domestica 'Brooks' is a late mid-season plum variety known for its sweet, large fruit with purplish-black skin and yellow flesh. This self-pollinating tree requires 800 chill hours and grows best in full sun with well-drained soil. It reaches a mature height and width of 10-15 feet and is popular for canning and drying.
Prunus 'Lydecker'
Prunus 'Lydecker' is a hybrid Japanese plum with dark purple smooth skin and a sweet, slightly tart flavor. It produces large, round fruit in July and features white blossoms in spring. This weeping form is cold hardy in USDA zones 3 and up and can be pollinated with other Japanese plums, making it a versatile addition to fruit gardens.
Prunus domestica 'Stanley'
Prunus domestica 'Stanley' is an antique European plum variety known for its deep blackish-blue fruit with a sweet, yellow-green flesh. This self-fruitful tree blooms with fragrant white flowers and has an upright vase shape. It ripens from late summer to fall and requires 700-800 chill hours. Hardy in USDA zones 5 through 7, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, producing fruit in 3-4 years, with better yields when paired with another plum variety.
Prunus avium 'Bing'
Prunus avium 'Bing' is the most popular sweet cherry variety, known for its large, dark, glossy cherries with a rich flavor. It requires cross-pollination and is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. The tree can reach 16-20 feet in height and needs full sun and well-drained soil.