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Mongolian Cherry vs Patterson Pride Plum

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Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Mongolian Cherry
Patterson Pride Plum

Mongolian Cherry is a hardy shrub that is often grown as an ornamental. This plant makes an attractive flowering hedgerow that requires little maintenance. The dark red cherries are tart and desirable for baking, wine-making, and canning. This shrub is popular with wildlife.

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.

Mongolian Cherry Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2b
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: clusters of white flowers
Flowers: white
Fruit: tart dark red cherry
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: dwarf cherry, european dwarf cherry, steppe cherry