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Mayday Cherry vs Mock Orange

Prunus padus

Philadelphus coronarius

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Mayday Cherry
Mock Orange

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.

Mock Orange is an ornamental shrub known for its fragrant, white flowers. The scent is often described as orange-like with a hint of jasmine. Attractive to pollinators, hummingbirds, and humans alike.

Mock Orange is highly versatile, and can be used as an ornamental shrub, either alone or as a hedge. It is well suited for streambank stabilization and riparian zone restoration, due to its ability to grow in low, moist areas as well as those that are high and dry. Lewis Mock Orange also has the capability of being used in soil bioengineering projects such as live staking.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Mock Orange Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 3 m (11 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 3 m (11 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested

Flowers: early blooming, white
Flowers: large, white
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: small black berries
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry
Other Names: english dogwood