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Schubert Chokecherry vs Klondike Amur Cherry

Prunus maackii Jefdike

Prunus virginiana Schubert

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Klondike Amur Cherry
Schubert Chokecherry

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.

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.

Klondike Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Schubert Chokecherry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: Toxic to animals with segmented stomachs (horses, cattle, deer moose, etc.)
Fall colour: yellow
Fall colour: dark red
Bark: golden
Flowers: white, fragrant
Flowers: white
Fruit: edible dark red berries, 10mm diameter, pitted, tart, good
Berries: tiny, black clusters
Berries: edible dark red berries, 10mm diameter, pitted, tart, good
Flavor: tart
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no