Grow delicious tart cherries at home with this Red Bush Cherry rooted starter plant, available in the JOY, JOEL, or JAN varieties. These compact cold-hardy cherry shrubs produce flavorful bright red fruit similar in size and taste to classic Montmorency cherries, perfect for fresh eating, pies, jams, juice, baking, preserves, and homestead gardens.

In spring, the shrubs are covered in fragrant blossoms that attract pollinators and add ornamental beauty to edible landscapes. Their manageable size makes them excellent for smaller gardens, hedges, backyard orchards, and container-friendly edible landscaping.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 rooted Red Bush Cherry starter plant
✔️ Variety: JOY, JOEL, or JAN
✔️ Healthy live edible cherry shrub
✔️ Naturally grown pesticide-free plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: Red Bush Cherry
• Botanical Name: Prunus hybrid
• Plant Type: Fruiting deciduous shrub
• Growth Stage: Rooted starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Well-draining fertile soil
• Watering: Moderate during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 4 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 4 feet
• Growth Habit: Compact bushy shrub
• Bloom Color: Fragrant spring flowers
• Fruit Color: Bright red
• Fruit Flavor: Tart and tangy, similar to Montmorency cherry
• Harvest Season: Late August to early September
• Pollination: Partially self-pollinating; best yields with two varieties
• Recommended Pairing: JOY, JOEL, and JAN varieties together
• Time to Fruit: Approximately 1–2 years
• Special Features: Cold hardy, ornamental blooms, compact edible shrub
• USDA Zones: 3–8
• Chill Hours Required: Approximately 800 hours below 45°F

Care Tip

Plant two or more different bush cherry varieties nearby for improved pollination and larger harvests. Full sun and annual pruning help encourage vigorous growth and better fruit production.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.