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Mayday Cherry vs Garrington Chokecherry

Prunus padus

Prunus virginiana Garrington

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Mayday Cherry
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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.

Garrington Chokecherry is a self-fertile and rare chokecherry that is commonly used for commercial orchards. This highly prized selection is known for its heavy yields of large, reddish-black fruit that are easily harvested with an over row harvester.

Garrington Chokecherry is also commonly used for hedges and edible landscaping. This shrubs' chokecherries are commonly used in baking, preserves, wine, and jams or jellies.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Garrington Chokecherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested

Flowers: early blooming, white
Flowers: clusters of white flowers
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: small black berries
Berries: large, tart, reddish-black
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry