Klondike Amur Cherry #7

Prunus maackii 'Jefdike'

Other Names:  Amur Chokecherry

Description:

A distinctive flowering tree for residential and commercial plantings; an all season ornamental, with stunning bark color; strong branching and stems, with less frost cracking; low maintenance, immune to black knot

Ornamental Features

Klondike Amur Cherry features dainty racemes of fragrant white flowers hanging below the branches in mid spring. It has attractive forest green deciduous foliage. The textured oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn yellow in fall. The peeling gold bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

Klondike Amur Cherry is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard.