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Ussurian Pear (Siberian) vs Patterson Pride Plum

Pyrus ussuriensis

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Ussurian Pear (Siberian)
Patterson Pride Plum

Ussurian Pear is the most cold hardy of all pear species. It is frequently used as a rootstock or as a pollinizer for other pear varieties. The pinkish-white flowers that bloom in the spring and the striking fall colours make it well-suited as an ornamental addition to your landscape.

Ussurian Pear can also be used for forming hedges as it tends to branch quite low.

While the Ussurian Pear is considered self-pollinating, planting with another pear variety will increase yields. Can be paired with Krazulya Pear or Beedle Pear.

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.

Ussurian Pear (Siberian) Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: burgundy
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Fruit: yellow
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: harbin pear, manchurian pear, siberian pear