Mayday Cherry vs Double Flowering Plum - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Double Flowering Plum

Prunus triloba Multiplex

Prunus padus

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Double Flowering Plum
Mayday Cherry

With the Double Flowering Plum in your garden, you'll be the envy of your block. Not only is it a stunning visual, but it is one of the earliest spring bloomers. With its gorgeous double pink blooms, this Plum is irresistible to birds, butterflies, and neighbours alike.

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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.

Double Flowering Plum Quick Facts

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: low


Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested
Flowers: pink, round
Flowers: early blooming, white
Fruit: none
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: small black berries
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: flowering almond, flowering plum
Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry