Amur Cherry vs Black Walnut - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Black Walnut

Prunus maackii

Juglans nigra

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Amur Cherry
Black Walnut

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.

The Black Walnut is a slow growing, large, straight-stemmed tree with an open crown. It produces dense, very hard, edible nuts.

Black Walnut has a deeply-furrowed, black bark. Its leaves are about 1 foot long, composed of 15 - 23 slightly stalked leaflets on a moderately stout stock which provide good dappled shade.

Despite being highly valued for its edible nuts and its shade tree aesthetics, it is rare to see this tree on the prairies.

Note: Black Walnut's roots produce a substance named juglone that is toxic to some other plants. Consider this when choosing where you plant a black walnut, as you will not be able to grow tomato, potato, cabbage, eggplant, blueberry, azalea, rhododendron, lilac, red pine and apple in the surrounding area.

Note: Plant this tree once. It will not respond well to transplanting.

Note: Although self-pollinating, planting two trees significantly improves nut production.

A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Black Walnut Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 14 m (45 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: lemon yellow
Berries: black fruit
Flowers: white, in spring
Nuts: corrugated nut with edible meat
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: low



Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Other Names: amur chokecherry
Other Names: american walnut