Prunus virginiana

choke cherry

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 25-50'
Spread: 20-35'
Flowers: May-Jun.; white
Fruit: Aug.-Sept.; red, black, or yellow; fleshy
Fall color: dark red-purple

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist
Soil pH: 5.2-8.4
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

open sites in moist soils; pioneer species after fires;

Native to

Region: Mountain *
States: MD WV VA PA NY

Wildlife

*

Notes

fast growing, short lived; fruit sometimes used for making jelly

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1257.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004