Other fruits
Existing sweet cherries are unfortunately not cold hardy to the northern climate of Canada. The Bing cherry tree type is not cold hardy to zone 4 or colder.
The University of Saskatchewan has been developing the 'Romance' series of cherry trees which includes Juliet, Romeo, Cupid, Valentine and Crimson Passion. Those cherry trees yield cherries that look like sweet Bing cherry in their size, color and shape. However, they are more sour than sweet and the average person won't appreciate eating more than 10 of them fresh. They are better for transformation.
In the same line of thought, we propagate sour cherry trees that fit better for pies, jams, syrup and so on. The cherry tree can be a small tree or a bush, depending on which one you chose. Click on Details>> to read more or order one of the varieties below.
Ordering is now closed for spring 2020. All our varieties will be available again in August, when we will start taking orders for shipping in fall 2020 and spring 2021.
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Choke cherry - Prunus virginiana - Zone 1
Choke cherries are small, fast growing shrubs or occasionally trees. They have beautiful white flowers and dark red to black berries that are a superb base for jams, jellies, syrups, juices, and fruit leather.
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Maskinonge Cherry Tree
Sour cherry seedlings originating from a tree in Maskinonge, with particularly large and good-quality fruit.
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Opata Cherry-Plum CHUM - Zone 3a - Hybrid shrub producing aromatic and delicious fruit
Opata is the Sioux word for ‘bouquet’ and this cold-hardy chum certainly lives up to this moniker. The low, spreading shrub provides fragrant white blossoms and delicious aromatic fruit. Can be expected to bear fruit within two years of plantation
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Garrington Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana - Zone 2a
Garrington chokecherry is a small and tidy deciduous shrub bearing black medium sized sour cherries that lack the astringency of most choke cherries. They are also beloved by our winged and four-legged friends who will be cheering in ecstasy when you put it in the ground!
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CHUM Cherry-plum Skinner's favourite - Zone 2 - Delicious old-fashioned all purpose fruit
A name that sounds like a traditional folk song; an impressively hardy tree; this cherry-plum is vigorous, fast-growing and amazingly hardy!
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Manchurian Apricot - Zone 3a
Manchurian apricot offers a rare combination with ornamental beauty, hardiness, and an abundance of reddish gold fruits that are pleasing to both the eyes and the taste buds.
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