Patterson Pride Plum vs Manor Cherry Plum - TreeTime.ca

Patterson Pride Plum vs Manor Cherry Plum

Prunus besseyi x salicina Manor

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Manor Cherry Plum
Patterson Pride Plum

Manor Cherry Plum has a nice sweet flavour and a hint of astringency, making it a top Cherry Plum variety. They ripen in mid to late August and are well suited to fresh eating, baking, and preserves.

The fruit is closer to a plum than a cherry but is smaller than most plums.The Manor Cherry Plum has thin dark purple skin, nearly black when ripe and the flesh is purplish-red. The flesh is almost freestone and is tender and juicy. Similar to other stone fruits, it does not store for very long but can keep for up to a week in the fridge.

The Manor Cherry Plum is a hybrid between a Western Sand Cherry and a Japanese (Chinese) Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

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.

Manor Cherry Plum 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
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Fruit: nearly black when ripe and purplish-red flesh
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Fruit size: 2.5-3 cm in diameter
Flavor: sweet flavour, slightly astringent
Harvest: mid to late August
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: manor chum, manor plum cherry