Valentine Cherry vs Patterson Pride Plum - TreeTime.ca

Valentine Cherry vs Patterson Pride Plum

Prunus x kerrasis Valentine

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Valentine Cherry
Patterson Pride Plum

Valentine Cherry is a hardy deciduous shrub and hybrid variety of the University of Saskatchewan Sour Cherry released in the Romance Series of dwarf sour cherries in 2004. This medium-sized self-pollinator produces tart, bright red fruits in large clusters in late summer that are perfect for jams, pies and jellies. Valentine Cherry is ideal as a landscape or orchard tree.

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.

Valentine Cherry Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2b
Height: 2.5 m (8 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: orange
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Berries: large, red
Fruit size: 4.5g
Flavor: tart
Harvest: early to mid August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no