Fruit Trees

Prunus avium 'Rainier' (Cherry)

Prunus avium 'Rainier'

Also known as Rainier Cherry

$90.00

Size

SunFull sun
💧WaterModerate
🌡Zones5-8
🦌DeerResistant
🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Prunus avium 'Rainier' (Cherry), 'Rainier', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.

A productive fruit tree for the home orchard. Plant where fruit will be welcomed , birds and squirrels enjoy the harvest as much as we do.

Full sun suits this plant. Plant in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Hardy USDA Zone varies. Most fruit trees benefit from spring pruning to maintain shape and fruit production. Watch for typical orchard pests: codling moth, aphids, scale.

Plant Details

Botanical
Prunus avium 'Rainier'
Common name
Rainier Cherry
Lifecycle
Perennial
Foliage type
Deciduous
Mature size
25–35 ft tall × 20–30 ft wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom time
Mid-spring (mid-season)
Bloom color
White, Pink
Foliage color
Green
Pollination
Needs pollinator
Chill hours
700 hrs
Harvest
Early summer

Care Notes

Plant in well-drained, average soil. Needs a cross-pollinator from the same bloom group unless using a self-fertile cultivar. Site with good air movement to reduce PNW rain-crack and brown rot at ripening. Watch for bacterial canker and brown rot; copper spray at bud break helps. Protect young trees from deer with cages.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Native bees
  • Wildlife: Bird forage, Pollinator support
  • 🌱 Edible: Fruit
  • Flesh of fruit is safe; pits, leaves, and stems contain cyanogenic compounds.
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