Common name: Choke Cherry
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample mature size: 8 m tall, 6 m wide; 26.5 ft tall, 20 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Average, Medium-dry, Medium-wet
Soil: Sand, Loam, Clay
Blooms: White in May
Natural habitats: Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Deer/moose π¦, Grassland birds π¦
Points of interest: - Flowers attract bees, berries attract birds and large mammals feed on the twigs in winter
- Prone to Black Knot fungus
- Leaves and branches are poisonous to livestock, but berries can be eaten
