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Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana, commonly called bitter-berry, chokecherry, Virginia bird cherry, and western chokecherry, is a species of bird cherry native to North America.

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Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 345 observations this week

Chokecherry thickets along roadsides and forest edges are ripening right now, and the dark astrin...

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Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 481 observations this week

Chokecherry thickets lining roadsides and forest edges right now are loaded with clusters of tart...

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Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 393 observations this week

Chokecherry thickets along your local trail edges are producing clusters of dark red fruit right ...

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Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 506 observations this week

Chokecherry thickets along roadsides and woodland edges are prime spots to watch for tiger swallo...

BEYOND THE GROVE: UNVEILING THE ECOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF X-DISEASE,...

Wild chokecherries lining the trails and roadsides near you may be hosting a pathogen that's quie...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Prunus virginiana
Genus: Prunus
Kingdom: Plantae
Hardiness: Zone 2
Habit: shrub
Bloom: Mid Spring

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