Mayday Cherry vs Western Chokecherry - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Western Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

Prunus padus

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Western Chokecherry
Mayday Cherry

Western Chokecherry is a shrub or small tree commonly used for farmstead and field windbreaks.

It produces white flowers in the spring and edible dark purple fruit that matures between September and October. Its cherries are great for making for making jams, jellies or wine, but are not very palatable for raw eating.

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.

Western Chokecherry Quick Facts

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $9.99
Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested
Fall colour: reddish-purple
Flowers: early blooming, white
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: edible, astringent, red-purple
Berries: small black berries
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB
Other Names: bitter-berry, chokecherry, common chokecherry, virginia bird berry
Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry