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Choke Cherry | Prunus virginiana

May contain: plant, pollen, flower, petal, and leaf
Photo Credit: Rob Routledge
May contain: plant, vegetation, tree, leaf, land, nature, outdoors, and woodland
May contain: food, fruit, plant, produce, berry, and blueberry
Photo Credit: Paul Wray
May contain: leaf, plant, animal, reptile, and snake
May contain: plant, pollen, flower, petal, and leaf
May contain: plant, vegetation, tree, leaf, land, nature, outdoors, and woodland
May contain: food, fruit, plant, produce, berry, and blueberry
May contain: leaf, plant, animal, reptile, and snake

Deciduous small tree that grows 6′-15′ tall with white to pinkish flowers in late spring and dark purple to black fruits. Needs full sun to produce a good crop of the sour red-black cherries much loved by wild animals and birds. CAUTION-leaves are extremely toxic to grazing animals!

 

Plant Details

Mature Height8-15’
Shade Preferencesun, part shade
Soil ToleranceWet to dry soils
Special UsesAttracts birds; Provides wildlife forage, cover and food.