Butternut (White Walnut) vs Patterson Pride Plum - TreeTime.ca

Butternut (White Walnut) vs Patterson Pride Plum

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

Juglans cinerea

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Patterson Pride Plum
Butternut (White Walnut)

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.

Butternut is one of the few walnut varieties native to Canada. The nuts are sought after for their mild, sweet, and oily taste. Ensure this tree is planted in full sun and well-drained soil for best results.

Butternut is self-fertile but it has better yields when planted near other butternuts. It can survive in zone 2, but reliably produces nuts in zone 3.

A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Butternut (White Walnut) Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 8 m (27 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


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


Other Names: demon walnut, oilnut, white walnut