Prunus virginiana – chokecherry
Chokecherry is a thicket-forming shrub that produces copious amounts of fruit in the late summer.
Description
Growing Conditions
Tolerates a wide range of conditions. Will often form thickets.
Bloom Time
Spring, with plump red cherries appearing by late summer.
Height
To 30 feet.
Ecology
Chokecherry is a host plant to numerous lepidopertan (butterfly and moth) species. Its fruits are a hugely important food staple for native wildlife and humans.
Photos by Tyler Turk and Cecelia Alexander.
