Bracted Honeysuckle vs Sweet Thing Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Bracted Honeysuckle vs Sweet Thing Cherry

Lonicera involucrata

Prunus cerasus Sweet Thing

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Bracted Honeysuckle
Sweet Thing Cherry

Bracted Honeysuckle is a shade loving shrub that is distinguishable from other honeysuckles by its square stem and pointed leaves. Native to most of North America, this honeysuckle is found along swamps, rivers, riparian zones and moist wooded areas.

If you have a erosion control project in mind, consider Bracted Honeysuckle.

The Sweet Thing Cherry is a sour cherry hybrid of Carmine Jewel and Erdi Jubileum that produces sweeter and firmer berries than other cold-hardy sour cherry varieties. The berries are a deep burgundy red and quite sweet, making them excellent for fresh eating and also desserts, jams and jellies.

The Sweet Thing Cherry, or the Jubileum, is highly suckering so it can establish your hedge quickly, or fill in gaps.

Bracted Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Sweet Thing Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Berries: shiny, purple-black berries produced in pairs
Flavor: sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NU
Other Names: bearberry honeysuckle, black twinberry, twinberry
Other Names: jubileum