Amur Cherry vs Sweet Thing Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Sweet Thing Cherry

Prunus maackii

Prunus cerasus Sweet Thing

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Amur Cherry
Sweet Thing 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.

The Sweet Thing Cherry is a sour cherry hybrid of Carmine Jewel and Erdi Jubileum that produces sweeter and firmer berries than other cold-hardy sour cherry varieties. The berries are a deep burgundy red and quite sweet, making them excellent for fresh eating and also desserts, jams and jellies.

The Sweet Thing Cherry, or the Jubileum, is highly suckering so it can establish your hedge quickly, or fill in gaps.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Sweet Thing Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Fall colour: lemon yellow
Flowers: white, in spring
Berries: black fruit
Flavor: sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: amur chokecherry
Other Names: jubileum