Pin Cherry vs Labrador Tea - TreeTime.ca

Pin Cherry vs Labrador Tea

Prunus pensylvanica

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Pin Cherry
Labrador Tea

Pin Cherry is a small tree that produces clusters of white blossoms in spring followed by bright red berries that ripen through the summer. The attractive red color of the leaves in the fall is an added bonus.

The fruit is quite sour when eaten fresh but is excellent when cooked into jam or jelly. Birds love the berries and will be attracted to your property.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Pin Cherry Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: very bright orangish-red
Fall colour: rust orange
Bark: reddish brown bark has an attractive appearance in the winter
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, fragrant
Fruit: clusters of edible, red cherries often used for jams and jellies
Berries: clusters of edible, red cherries often used for jams and jellies
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, NT, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: bird cherry, fire cherry, pincherry, red cherry, wild red cherry