Juliet Cherry vs Klondike Amur Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Juliet Cherry vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Prunus maackii Jefdike

Prunus x kerrasis Juliet

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Klondike Amur Cherry
Juliet Cherry

The Klondike Amur Cherry is an attractive cultivar which features showy, peeling gold bark and textured oval leaves that turn bright yellow in fall. It blooms with fragrant white flowers in mid spring, and produces tiny, tart black berries through the summer. The Klondike Amur Cherry was bred to have improved stem strength and stronger branching.

This tree makes a great addition to urban gardens and commercial planting, and is immune to black knot.

Juliet Cherry is a cold-hardy dwarf sour cherry. The deep burgundy fruit are known for being sweeter than other varieties, often considered one of the sweetest dwarf sour cherries. They are well suited to fresh eating, baking, and preserves. In the spring, beautiful white flowers cover the branches, adding ornamental value.

Juliet Cherry was developed at the University of Saskatchewan. It is recommended to grow dwarf sour cherries as a shrub rather than a small tree. The shrub form tends to bear fruit earlier and is less susceptible to winterkill.

Sour cherries are self-fertile; however, planting with additional varieties for cross-pollination can increase yields.

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Juliet Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 2.0 m (7 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: orange
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Berries: dark red cherries
Flavor: tart
Flavor: semi-sweet
Harvest: July
Harvest: early to mid August
Flowers: white, fragrant
Flowers: white
Bark: golden
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low




Other Names: juliette cherry