Amur Cherry vs Siberian Crab Apple - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Siberian Crab Apple

Prunus maackii

Malus baccata

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Amur Cherry
Siberian Crab Apple

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.

Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful, cold hardy, ornamental tree. Its stunning white blossoms burst in the spring to produce deep red fruit.

If you are looking for a great landscape or shade tree, Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful addition to any yard.

As a rootstock, it is one of the hardiest available. Just be aware that Siberian Crab Apple may be incompatible with varieties that don't have crab apple parentage.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Siberian Crab Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 7 m (23 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Fall colour: lemon yellow
Fall colour: bright yellow
Flowers: white, in spring
Flowers: white
Fruit: red apples
Berries: black fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: amur chokecherry
Other Names: siberian apple