Western Chokecherry vs Double Flowering Plum - TreeTime.ca

Western Chokecherry vs Double Flowering Plum

Prunus triloba Multiplex

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

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Double Flowering Plum
Western Chokecherry

With the Double Flowering Plum in your garden, you'll be the envy of your block. Not only is it a stunning visual, but it is one of the earliest spring bloomers. With its gorgeous double pink blooms, this Plum is irresistible to birds, butterflies, and neighbours alike.

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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.

Double Flowering Plum Quick Facts

Western Chokecherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: low


Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)
Fall colour: reddish-purple
Flowers: pink, round
Fruit: none
Berries: edible, astringent, red-purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: flowering almond, flowering plum
Other Names: bitter-berry, chokecherry, common chokecherry, virginia bird berry