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Mayday Cherry vs Juliet Cherry

Prunus x kerrasis Juliet

Prunus padus

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Juliet Cherry
Mayday Cherry

Juliet Cherry is a hardy deciduous shrub and hybrid variety of the University of Saskatchewan Sour Cherry released in the Romance Series of dwarf sour cherries in 2004. It blooms earlier than the other Romance varieties, and produces highly desirable, delicious dark red fruit for production with high yields. Juliet Cherry is ideal as a landscape or accent tree.

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.

Juliet Cherry Quick Facts

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.0 m (7 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: orange
Berries: dark red cherries
Berries: small black berries
Flavor: semi-sweet
Harvest: early to mid August
Flowers: white
Flowers: early blooming, white
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low




Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested
Other Names: juliette cherry
Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry