Mock Orange vs Klondike Amur Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Mock Orange vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Philadelphus coronarius

Prunus maackii Jefdike

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Mock Orange
Klondike Amur Cherry

Mock Orange is an ornamental shrub known for its fragrant, white flowers. The scent is often described as orange-like with a hint of jasmine. Attractive to pollinators, hummingbirds, and humans alike.

Mock Orange is highly versatile, and can be used as an ornamental shrub, either alone or as a hedge. It is well suited for streambank stabilization and riparian zone restoration, due to its ability to grow in low, moist areas as well as those that are high and dry. Lewis Mock Orange also has the capability of being used in soil bioengineering projects such as live staking.

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.

Mock Orange Quick Facts

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (11 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 3 m (11 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Flavor: tart
Harvest: July
Flowers: large, white
Flowers: white, fragrant
Bark: golden
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low




Other Names: english dogwood