Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Amur Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Amur Cherry

Prunus maackii

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

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Amur Cherry
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Amur Cherry is a beautiful, fast-growing ornamental tree. It features attractive bronze/red bark that peels horizontally in strips.

This hardy tree bears white flowers in the spring, black fruit held in clusters in the late summer, and pointy leaves that turn yellow in the fall.

Note:This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Amur Cherry seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: lemon yellow
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: black fruit
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Flowers: white, in spring
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none



Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Other Names: amur chokecherry