First Editions® Jade Parade® Sand Cherry

Bring a marvelous sense of energy to your landscape with the low-maintenance First Editions Jade Parade PP33,014 (Prunus pumila 'UCONNPP002'). This ornamental groundcover shrub works hard all year long!

Willow-shaped leaves come on quickly to bring a soft texture to your planting. All season, their blue-green hue adds an ocean-inspired touch to the beautiful kinetic branch structure.

Just like Forsythia shrubs or Eastern Redbud trees, this cold-hardy selection is covered in blooms in the very early spring. Every branch is extravagantly frosted with tiny blooms that last for weeks.

Dainty spring blooms are composed of five white petals around an accent of electric yellow stamens. You'll see plenty of butterflies and beneficial pollinators, who appreciate these nectar-rich early resources. The flowers of spring turn into late summer fruit.

These small, dark cherries are so relished by local songbirds, that you may not even get a chance to spy them! Let alone pick a few for your own preserves.

Jade Parade® Sand Cherry is a giving plant that brings a positive balance to the sum of your landscape design. How nice to know that your thoughtful choice supports both pollinators and songbirds!

That eye appeal is highlighted in autumn, as nighttime temperatures start falling. Watch as the fine-textured fall foliage morphs from blue-green to a riotous mix of harvest yellow, pumpkin orange, and fiery red.

Even after the spectacular fall color leaves drop, Jade Parade® provides a sculptural accent for winter interest. Upright branching grows in a broad vase shape, giving an impression of movement as it catches and sculpts light snowfall.

Planting and Application:

Keep it as a low hedge in your front yard or backyard! You'll enjoy a noteworthy flowering, fruiting, and fall color display. You'll never get tired of these wonderfully useful plants. They stay low to the ground but spread wide to help you create a decorative landscape feature that draws the eye of all who see it.

Make the most of your existing garden assets and hardscape! Line either side of a wide sidewalk with a double avenue of Jade Parade® in mulched beds for a grand sense of entry. You'll get your weekends back with this low-maintenance contemporary design choice!

A continuous Jade Parade® Sand Cherry hedge delivers an intriguing formal contrast with its organic momentum and fine-textured foliage. Add structure to your landscape design with this selection.

Lift a circle of lawn and install a mass planting of Jade Parade® around a Tree Form Rose or Tree Form Hydrangea from our topiary experts. Edge with sophisticated stone pavers and get ready for the compliments. To create a solid low hedge, plant three feet apart on center. Plant additional rows behind it in a staggered, zigzagging pattern to install a mass planting.

Cover ground with these lyrical groundcover shrubs. Run them as a delightful edging plant on the sunny side of mature shrubs that may have grown a bit "leggy" at the base.

Because they are ruggedly waterwise once established, Sand Cherry also makes a great addition to Rock Gardens. Decorate the bottom of a retaining wall where reflected sunlight gets bright and hot. These could also be grown in garden troughs or rectangular raised beds. Imagine a sleek patio planting or urban balcony amplified by the desirable ornamental charms of Jade Parade®.

Line an informal badminton court or corral backyard soccer practice with an open rectangle of Jade Parade®. Flank either side of a generous opening with container gardens filled with Mom's favorite summertime flowers, or a pair of columnar evergreen trees.

• Five Snowy White Petals Surround Brilliant Yellow Stamens
• Incredible Spring Flower Display - Tiny Blooms Cover Each Branch
• Butterfly Magnet
• Fine-Textured Leaves Are Glossy & Blue-Green
• Grows Low & Compact, But Spreads Wide
• Fiery Yellow, Orange & Red Fall Color Display
• Tiny Black Fruit Feeds Songbirds
• Low Hedges, En Masse, Containers, Edging & Xeric Sun Gardens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant Jade Parade Sand Cherry where it receives full sun. They need at least six hours of sunlight a day for flowering and fruiting. Well-drained soil is essential and plant your shrubs with Nature Hills Root Booster to set up the root system for life with symbiotic mycorrhizal fungal support from day one. Elevate your planting bed to improve the amount of drainage your shrub receives in soggy conditions.

Apply a moderate amount of water on a consistent schedule for the first season. After that, apply supplemental water during long periods of hot, dry weather. Protect your investment with a three-inch layer of arborist mulch spread over the root system. Pull it back away from the stems.

Wait to prune until the flowers are done, as this selection blooms on old growth. Prune to shape at that time by reducing the length of wayward branches. To enjoy both flowers and fruit, renewal prune in spring to remove the oldest, fattest branches and let younger, more vigorous stems take their place.

• Full Sun Deciduous Shrubs
• Extremely Cold Hardy
• Best In Well-Drained Soil
• Drought Tolerant Once Established
• Moderate Moisture Needs - Low, Once Established
• Prune After Flowering or Renewal Prune Early Spring

Garden designers appreciate the useful beauty of this choice. We'll sell out of our limited inventory of Jade Parade® Sand Cherry quickly, so place your order ASAP. This improved modern cultivar is also remarkably cold-hardy and requires very little care. Place your order of enough First Editions® Jade Parade® Sand Cherry to complete your entire project today!