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Mongolian Cherry is a hardy shrub that is often grown as an ornamental. This plant makes an attractive flowering hedgerow that requires little maintenance. The dark red cherries are tart and desirable for baking, wine-making, and canning. This shrub is popular with wildlife.

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.

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Zone: 2a

Zone: 3a

Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)

Height: 9 m (30 ft)

Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)

Spread: 8 m (25 ft)

Light: full sun

Moisture: normal, wet

Moisture: normal

Growth rate: medium

Life span: short

Suckering: medium

Suckering: low

Maintenance: low

Pollution tolerance: high

Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested

Flowers: clusters of white flowers

Flowers: early blooming, white

Fruit: tart dark red cherry

Fruit: small black berries

Berries: small black berries

Seeds: located within the berries

Hybrid: no

Fuzz/fluff: no

Catkins: no

Other Names: dwarf cherry, european dwarf cherry, steppe cherry

Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry

Tags: All Items, Cherries, Fall Colour, Hedges, Ornamental Trees, Permaculture, Privacy Trees, Shelterbelts and Windbreaks, Urban Yards, Wildlife Attracting, Winter Interest, Xeriscaping

Tags: Accent Trees, All Items, Cherries, Deciduous Trees, Flowering, Ornamental Trees, Wildlife Attracting

Ships to Canada: yes
Ships to USA: no

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