Mayday Cherry vs Sweet Thing Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Sweet Thing Cherry

Prunus padus

Prunus cerasus Sweet Thing

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Mayday Cherry
Sweet Thing Cherry

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.

The Sweet Thing Cherry is a sour cherry hybrid of Carmine Jewel and Erdi Jubileum that produces sweeter and firmer berries than other cold-hardy sour cherry varieties. The berries are a deep burgundy red and quite sweet, making them excellent for fresh eating and also desserts, jams and jellies.

The Sweet Thing Cherry, or the Jubileum, is highly suckering so it can establish your hedge quickly, or fill in gaps.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Sweet Thing Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
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
Fruit: small black berries
Berries: small black berries
Flavor: sweet
Seeds: located within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry
Other Names: jubileum