Chokecherry Tree: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers (Pictures ...
WEBJul 22, 2021 · Chokecherry is a deciduous suckering shrub or small, bush-like tree with clusters of white spring flowers and astringent reddish-purple berry-like edible fruits. Chokecherry shrubs usually grow up to a maximum of 30 ft. (9 m) tall and have a rounded, irregularly shaped crown.
Chokecherry | Description, Tree, Leaves, Fruit, Uses, & Facts
WEBChokecherry is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the rose family and native to North America. It is aptly named for the astringent acidic taste of its reddish cherries, which may be made into jelly and preserves. The stones and foliage are poisonous.
How to Grow and Care for Chokecherries - The Spruce
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Chokecherries (Prunus virginiana), also commonly known as wild cherries or bitter-berries, are shrubs or small ornamental trees known for their purple-black fruit used for jellies, jams, and wines.
Prunus virginiana - Wikipedia
WEBPrunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry, [3] chokecherry, [3] Virginia bird cherry, [3] and western chokecherry [3] (also black chokecherry for P. virginiana var. demissa), [3] is a species of bird cherry (Prunus subgenus Padus) native to North America.
Growing Chokecherry Trees - Where To Plant Chokecherries ...
WEBMay 17, 2021 · Chokecherry trees are commonly found in the foothills and mountain canyons, at elevation of 4,900 to 10,200 feet (1.5-610 km) and along streams or other damp areas. Let's learn more about how to use chokecherries in the home landscape.
How to Grow Chokecherry in Your Garden - USU
WEBChokecherry (Prunus virginiana), also known as bitter-berry or wild cherry, is usually grown as a large shrub but can also be trained to be a small tree. It is native to North America and can be found growing wild in most counties of Utah.
Common chokecherry | The Morton Arboretum
WEBCommon chokecherry is a large deciduous shrub or a small, 20-foot-high, understory tree that often forms a dense colony. Slender twigs form an oval to rounded crown. Clusters of drooping white flowers are followed by dark purple fruit.
Chokecherry - KNPS
WEBJan 30, 2024 · cherry, or western chokecherry are all used to describe a native, perennial, deciduous, woody plant in the rose family (Rosaceae). This suckering, smooth-barked shrub grows to 20 feet tall with an irregular crown spreading from 10 to 20 feet when mature.
WEBThe Cherokees used chokecherry in the following ways: mixed chokecherry with hazel alder (Alnus serrulata), downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens), Canadian wildginger (Asarum canadense) and yellowroot. (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) to make a …
CHOKECHERRY - PRUNUS VIRGINIANA | The UFOR Nursery & Lab
WEBThe chokecherry is a small shrub or tree, often forming dense thickets. Leaves on chokecherry are elliptical and have finely serrated margins. They are a shiny dark green above and light green, sometimes hairy, underneath. In the fall, the foliage turns yellow.