Red Prince Weigela vs Klondike Amur Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Red Prince Weigela vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Weigela florida Red Prince

Prunus maackii Jefdike

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Red Prince Weigela
Klondike Amur Cherry

Red Prince Weigela should be the next flowering shrub you add to your yard. Vibrant red tubular blooms flower two times per season, once in spring and again in late summer.

This shrub is versatile, deer and rabbit resistant, and drought tolerant once established. Try planting Red Prince Weigela as a specimen plant or for your next border/hedge.

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.

Red Prince Weigela Quick Facts

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Flavor: tart
Harvest: July
Flowers: small, red/pink
Flowers: white, fragrant
Bark: golden
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low