Cherry Plum

Image by khudoliy If you love plums and want to add a little variety to the landscape, try growing a Golden Sphere plum. Golden Sphere cherry plum trees bear large, golden fruit about the size of an apricot…

Gypsy cherry plum trees produce large, dark red fruit that looks much like a large Bing cherry. Originating in the Ukraine, cherry plum ‘Gypsy’ is a cultivar favored throughout Europe and is hardy to H6. The following Gypsy cherry…

Cherry plums are the love child of sandcherries and Japanese plums. They are smaller than European or Asian plums and are classified as a cooking plum. The cherry plum ‘Ruby’ is a cultivar from the Ukraine. Ruby cherry plum fruit is…

Image by apugach There’s an old farmer’s adage which states, “stone fruit hate the knife.” In short, this means that stone fruit, like plums or cherries, do not handle pruning very well. However, when you’re…

Image by Tomeyk “What is a cherry plum tree?” This is not as simple a question as it sounds. Depending on whom you ask, you may get two very different answers. “Cherry plum” can refer to Prunus cerasifera, a…

Image by Debora Truax According to the Arbor Day Foundation, properly placed trees in the landscape can increase property values up to 20%. While large trees can also provide us with shade, reduce heating and…