Mayday Cherry vs Thunderchild Flowering Crab - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Prunus padus

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

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Mayday Cherry
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Mayday Cherry is a small deciduous tree known for its early blooming and fragrant white flowers.

A favourite specimen tree on prairie homesteads, Mayday Cherry produces small black berries that are inedible to people but highly desirable to birds.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Mayday Cherry seeds at SeedTime.ca.

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.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: small black berries
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Flowers: early blooming, white
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none



Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested

Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry