This shrub grows at a medium rate, with height increases of 13–24" per year.
Nanking cherries don't self-propagate to the point of being invasive. Additionally, the species is fairly drought resistant, often surviving in areas with a minimum of 12 inches (31 cm.) of precipitation yearly.
Nanking cherry is so tough that it will even grow under semiarid conditions and endure a snowless winter of -40°F followed by a scathing summer six months later. Generally, the bushes grow about 8 feet high and wide and bear grape-size fruit with a refreshing flavor somewhere between sweet and tart.
anking cherries are usually promoted as being hardy to Zones 2 or 3. The hardiness of the flower buds is closer to Zone 4. Like all stone fruit, flower buds are the most susceptible part of the plant to winter injury. ... Deer appear to avoid Nanking cherries.. . . . .364011234555!]0000000000000009783314144489!]
