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Ohio Buckeye vs Patterson Pride Plum

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Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Ohio Buckeye
Patterson Pride Plum

Ohio Buckeye is a medium sized deciduous tree. If you are looking for a shade tree, Ohio Buckeye's dense canopy of unique leaves can provide it.

Named after its fruit, an inedible nut enclosed in a prickly husk, Ohio Buckeye also features green-yellow flowers and long, broad leaves that turn brilliant red in the fall.

Slow growing, but an extremely attractive tree. Find out what experienced horticulturalists already know: this tree is a gem.

A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others.

The Patterson Pride Plum is known for its delicious flavor, with firm, sweet golden flesh and dark red skin that isn’t sour. The freestone plums can grow 4-5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. It can produce heavy yields that ripen in mid-September which is later than other plums.

C.F. Patterson developed the Patterson Pride Plum at the University of Saskatchewan. It is known for its semi-dwarf, weeping growth habit

Patterson Pride Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

Ohio Buckeye Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium

Toxicity: nuts are toxic to humans and cattle

Foliage: palmate
Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: reddish-orange or yellow
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Nuts: spiny nut
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: american buckeye, fetid buckeye