Mayday Cherry vs Cutie Pie Sour Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Cutie Pie Sour Cherry

Prunus padus

Prunus cerasus Cutie Pie

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Mayday Cherry
Cutie Pie Sour 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 Cutie Pie Sour Cherry produces fruit that are sweeter than other sour cherry varieties. Good for fresh eating and for making jams and jellies. They are small in stature (shrub like) and multi stemmed, which makes for a good hedge.

They are cold hardy and are a hybrid of Mongolian and European sour cherries, produced by the University of Saskatchewan.

They have small, attractive, white flowers. Cutie Pie Sour Cherry trees are self pollinating and require moist, well-drained soil. For better yields, plant compatible cultivars such as the Romeo Cherry nearby.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Cutie Pie Sour Cherry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 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
Flowers: 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