Flowering TreesSour Cherry
Prunus cerasus
Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-6, that matures to about 12-20 ft × 12-18 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to cold, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-6
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 12-20 ft × 12-18 ft
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Cold
- Native to
- Europe & Southwest Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Sour Cherry is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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