Evan's Cherry

About Evan's Cherry in Alberta

Evan's Cherry is a prairie-hardy sour cherry cultivar, best treated as Prunus cerasus 'Evans' rather than as a wild Alberta cherry. Its Alberta importance is horticultural and food-cultural: it is tied to Edmonton-region fruit-growing history, backyard orchards, farmsteads, community edible landscapes, and cold-climate cherry production. For ARA, notable specimens are more likely to matter through long-term productivity, local cultivar history, and survivor value than through large tree size.

Identification: Leaves are simple, glossy, serrated cherry leaves. They are useful in combination with the small orchard-tree form, white spring flowers, red tart fruit, and sucker-prone growth habit.

Alberta range and habitat: Evan's Cherry has no wild Alberta distribution. It is a cultivated sour cherry.