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Cherry Prinsepia vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Prunus maackii Jefdike

Prinsepia sinensis

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Klondike Amur Cherry
Cherry Prinsepia

The Klondike Amur Cherry is an attractive cultivar which features showy, peeling gold bark and textured oval leaves that turn bright yellow in fall. It blooms with fragrant white flowers in mid spring, and produces tiny, tart black berries through the summer. The Klondike Amur Cherry was bred to have improved stem strength and stronger branching.

This tree makes a great addition to urban gardens and commercial planting, and is immune to black knot.

Cherry Prinsepia is an attractive, cold hardy shrub with thorny stems and a rounded shape.

Primarily used for its shrub and hedge characteristics, Cherry Prinsepia is also grown for its ornamental fruit. Tart in flavor, the red berries are edible and enjoyed by birds and humans alike.

If deer are an issue on your property, try planting Cherry Prinsepia in a tight row to create a dense hedge to deter them.

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Cherry Prinsepia Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3b
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Fall colour: yellow
Bark: golden
Flowers: white, fragrant
Flowers: yellow-white
Fruit: showy, red cherries
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Flavor: tart
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no