Ian White Nanking Cherry (Bundle of 2) | Spring 2027

We rate Ian White Nanking Cherry hardy to zone 2, which means winters down to about -50°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

About 400 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 200 and 700. Nobody has published a figure for Ian White itself, so it takes the published Nanking cherry figures (about 200 to 600 hours). That low chill need is why Nanking blooms so early, often before the leaves. Plant it where cold air drains away so frost doesn't take the flowers. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

Our top use scores for Ian White Nanking Cherry are pies and baking (8/10), jams and jellies (8/10), fresh eating (7/10), ornamental value (7/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

We don't know yet. Nobody has published solid disease data on Ian White Nanking Cherry for black knot and brown rot, so we list it as unknown instead of guessing. That doesn't mean it's weak. Plenty of the plants we grow have never been through formal disease trials. Our cherry disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.

Sometimes. Deer browse Ian White Nanking Cherry now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.

A dormant bare root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 6-18". We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.