Schubert Chokecherry vs Thunderchild Flowering Crab - TreeTime.ca

Schubert Chokecherry vs Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Prunus virginiana Schubert

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Schubert Chokecherry
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Schubert Chokecherry is similar to a western chokecherry but features beautiful purple-red leaves throughout the summer.

This small, flowering tree is perfectly suited as an ornamental for city yards.

The fruit from this tree is a staff favourite for jams, jellies, and wines.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

Schubert Chokecherry Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: Toxic to animals with segmented stomachs (horses, cattle, deer moose, etc.)

Foliage: dark purple leaves
Fall colour: dark red
Fall colour: dark red
Flowers: white
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Fruit: edible dark red berries, 10mm diameter, pitted, tart, good
Fruit: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Berries: edible dark red berries, 10mm diameter, pitted, tart, good
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no