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Amur Maackia vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Maackia amurensis

Prunus maackii Jefdike

CUSTOM GROW

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Amur Maackia
Klondike Amur Cherry

Amur Maackia is a robust and pretty tree often used for urban decoration and landscaping. This tree has coppery peeling bark that can sometimes resemble lace. Its upright clusters of small white flowers usually bloom in midsummer. Amur Maackia's Small size makes it a great choice for small yards or limited space.

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.

Amur Maackia Quick Facts

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low


Fall colour: brown
Fall colour: yellow
Bark: shiny copper colour shedding in curls
Bark: golden
Flowers: upright clusters of small white flowers
Flowers: white, fragrant
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Flavor: tart
Harvest: July
Seeds: wide flat seedpods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: maackia