OFGAC Native Trees and Shrubs Database

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Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana
Name, French:	Cerisier de Virginie
Name, Other:	Chokecherry, Cerisier à grappes
Natural Habitat:	Riverbanks, roadside, fencerows, edges of woods, open woods and swamps often with Trembling Aspen and White Birch.
Tree Form:	Tall shrub or very small tree, often multi-stemmed. Upright branches and oval rounded crown. Trunk often crooked. Almost as wide as tall.
Size At Maturity:	Small tree 9 m high 30 feet
Light Requirement:
Water Requirement: (scale of 1-5)
Salt Tolerance:	Moderate
Wildlife:	Dark red-purple astringent fruit eaten by many species of birds (and makes tasty jelly). Larval food source for several butterfly species.
Notes:	White flowers on an elongated stalk resemble a bottle brush. As a specimen tree, in a shrub border, open woodland garden, bird garden, screen or informal hedge. Short-lived but fast growing (a good starter tree). Grows best on rich soils but is common on all types, including poorer or drier soils.
Available:	Yes