Amur Cherry vs Romeo Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Romeo Cherry

Prunus maackii

Prunus x kerrasis Romeo

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Amur Cherry
Romeo Cherry

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.

Romeo Cherry is a hardy deciduous hybrid shrub variety of Sour Cherry released in the Romance Series of dwarf sour cherries from the University of Saskatchewan in 2004. It features dark red/black, flavourful fruit most suitable for fresh eating, processing, and juice production. Romeo Cherry is also suitable as an accent or landscape tree.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Romeo Cherry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 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: orange
Berries: black fruit
Berries: medium sized dark red/black cherries best for making juice or fresh eating
Flowers: white, in spring
Flowers: white
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low



Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Other Names: amur chokecherry