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Patterson Pride Plum vs Pink Candles Nanking Cherry

Prunus tomentosa Pink Candles

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Pink Candles Nanking Cherry
Patterson Pride Plum

The Pink Candles Nanking Cherry is a small deciduous cultivar of the Nanking Cherry with attractive pink flowers that then form edible fruit. The flowers emerge close to the branches resembling a pink candle, giving this cultivar its name. The berries are scarlet in colour with a sweet and slightly tart flavor. It fruits mid to late July, and the fruit size and flavor can vary greatly.

The Pink Candles Nanking Cherry is a good choice for use in hedges. It is closely related to plum trees so it can pollinate certain plum species.
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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.

Pink Candles Nanking Cherry Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2b
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Berries: small
Flavor: sweet, tart
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no