Chokecherry
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 25 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 20 feet |
A small native tree with very attractive racemes of white flowers in spring followed by small, astringent black cherries that make a delicious preserve or syrup, good fall color; tends to sucker, may be susceptible to black knot
Additional Information
| Colour | white |
|---|---|
| Effect | Showy |
| Fragrance | High |
| Hold | Dangling |
| Period | in mid spring |
| Value | High |
| Inflorescence | Chain |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Shape | Oval |
| Summer Colour | dark green |
| Fall Colour | yellow |
| Colour | gray |
|---|---|
| Texture | smooth |
| Component | Fruit |
|---|---|
| Flesh Colour | Dark red |
| Harvest Period | In mid summer |
| Modifier | Clusters |
| Shape | Round |
| Size | Small |
| Taste | Sour |
| Texture | Juicy |
| Use | Preserves, Wine |
| Ornamental Integration | Landscape |
| Colour | dark purple |
|---|---|
| Marking Colour | Black |
| Markings | Overtones |
| Type | Drupe |
| Ornamental Period | in mid summer |
| Ornamental Value | Medium |
| Pollinator | Self |
| Hardiness Zone | 2a |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Plant Form | round |
| Plant Origin | native |
| Wildlife Attraction | birds |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Naturalizing, Orchard, Shade |
| Maintenance | high |
| Pollution Tolerance | high |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | decurrent |
| Canopy | low |
| Family | Cherry |
| Genus | Prunus |
| Other Species Names | Common Chokecherry |
| Species | virginiana |
| Lifespan | 40 |
| Pruning | late winter pruning |
| Texture | medium |
