Western Chokecherry vs Patterson Pride Plum - TreeTime.ca

Western Chokecherry vs Patterson Pride Plum

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Western Chokecherry
Patterson Pride Plum

Western Chokecherry is a shrub or small tree commonly used for farmstead and field windbreaks.

It produces white flowers in the spring and edible dark purple fruit that matures between September and October. Its cherries are great for making for making jams, jellies or wine, but are not very palatable for raw eating.

The Patterson Pride Plum is known for its delicious flavor, with firm, sweet golden flesh and dark red skin that isn’t sour. The freestone plums can grow 4-5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. It can produce heavy yields that ripen in mid-September which is later than other plums.

C.F. Patterson developed the Patterson Pride Plum at the University of Saskatchewan. It is known for its semi-dwarf, weeping growth habit

Patterson Pride Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

Western Chokecherry Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2b
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: reddish-purple
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Berries: edible, astringent, red-purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: bitter-berry, chokecherry, common chokecherry, virginia bird berry