Common Chokecherry
Botanical Name:
Prunus virginiana- Small fragrant white or pink flowers emerge simultaneously with the leaves
- Red to blue to black fruit ripens in July, eaten by birds
- Semi-glossy green leaves occasionally turn pinkish in the fall
- Upright, vase-shaped habit
- Bloom Time: April to May
Hardiness Zone
3
Flower Colour
- Pink
- White
Height
6 m-7 m
Spread
5 m-6 m
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Common Chokecherry
Exposure
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
- Average to Dry Soils
- Moist to Average
- Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
- Fast
Foliage Colour
- Green (dark)
Attributes
- Deciduous
- Drought Tolerant
- Edible
- Fall Color
- Fragrant
- Fruit
- Native to Ontario
Flowering Time
- Spring
Shape
- Clumping
- Upright
Garden Uses
- Naturalizing
- Woodland/woods edge
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Chokecherry grows best in a semi-dry fertile soil, transplanting easily, and can tolerate a wide range of soil types and conditions. Suckering freely, they will form thickets if suckers are not removed. They can be pruned or trained into a tree form, but still sucker profusely.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario and much of North America. Although the fruits are edible, they are very sour, hence the name. The seeds contain amygdalin, a product the body converts into cyanide, a deadly poison. It would take many seeds to poison a child. All parts of the foliage are poisonous to horses, cattle, and sheep.
Size: 30cm 1g
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