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Kerr Apple Crab vs Patterson Pride Plum

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Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Kerr Apple Crab
Patterson Pride Plum

Kerr Apple Crab is a cross between Dolgo and Haralson that originated in Manitoba. This hardy variety is so tasty that it is often compared to Golden Delicious. Kerr Apples keep well and are good for fresh eating, cooking, and juicing. As an ornamental, this tree blooms in mid-May with clusters of white flowers born from pink buds.

Note: We do not ship grafted apples to BC due to regulatory restrictions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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.

Kerr Apple Crab Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: clusters of white flowers bloom from pink buds
Flowers: white
Fruit: medium sized apples with red skin and yellow flesh, firm, crisp, juicy sweet but a pleasant acid to taste
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no