Northern Bush Honeysuckle vs Sweet Thing Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Northern Bush Honeysuckle vs Sweet Thing Cherry

Diervilla lonicera

Prunus cerasus Sweet Thing

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Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Sweet Thing Cherry

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

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.

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Sweet Thing Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: shade, partial shade
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: yellow to red
Flavor: sweet
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle
Other Names: jubileum