Dolgo Crab Apple vs Mongolian Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Dolgo Crab Apple vs Mongolian Cherry

Prunus fruticosa

Malus x Dolgo

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Mongolian Cherry
Dolgo Crab Apple

Mongolian Cherry is a hardy shrub that is often grown as an ornamental. This plant makes an attractive flowering hedgerow that requires little maintenance. The dark red cherries are tart and desirable for baking, wine-making, and canning. This shrub is popular with wildlife.

Dolgo Crab Apple is one of the hardiest species of crab apple.

This fruit tree accent tree combination is commonly used in urban landscapes.

Dolgo Crab Apple produces clusters of white flowers before its deep green foliage emerges. Its small apple-like fruit is great for jams and jellies.

Mongolian Cherry Quick Facts

Dolgo Crab Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 10 m (33 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: clusters of white flowers
Flowers: white
Fruit: tart dark red cherry
Fruit: small apples
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: dwarf cherry, european dwarf cherry, steppe cherry
Other Names: dolgo apple