Mayday Cherry vs Amur Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Amur Cherry

Prunus padus

Prunus maackii

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Mayday Cherry
Amur Cherry

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.

Amur Cherry is a beautiful, fast-growing ornamental tree. It features attractive bronze/red bark that peels horizontally in strips.

This hardy tree bears white flowers in the spring, black fruit held in clusters in the late summer, and pointy leaves that turn yellow in the fall.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low

Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)
Fall colour: lemon yellow
Flowers: early blooming, white
Flowers: white, in spring
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: small black berries
Berries: black fruit
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry
Other Names: amur chokecherry