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Choke cherry
Prunus virginiana
Commonly a shrub, and occasionally a small tree, 1 to 4 metres tall; sometimes with a twisted or crooked trunk and a narrow, irregular crown.
Choke Cherry
(Prunus virginiana L.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 2"-4" long, tapering or rounded at the base, abruptly pointed tips and sharply serrate margins, bright green above, paler beneath.
( Amur Choke Cherry )
Prunus maacki is a densely branching, rounded tree, growing 35 to 45 feet tall. The leaves are alternate, simple and either oblong-ovate or elliptical.
CHOKE CHERRY
Rare Fruit Sources. By Arlo Hale Smith. 1977 #1, pp 3-16
CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO - Cocoplum, Icaco
This native shrub or small tree of South Florida and the West Indies makes an extremely pretty light-green hedge.
choke cherry Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L. symbol: PRVI
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Choke Cherry Leaves - alternate; thin, elliptic to obovate, 2-10 cm long, sharp-pointed to rounded at tip, blunt at base; bright green and hairless above, paler below; edges have fine, sharp teeth; stalks have 2 or 3 prominent glands.
This choke cherry is probably as old as our Edwardian era house, perhaps older; its placement suggests it was intentionally planted, though they are native & perhaps the builders of the house preserved a wild specimen.
'Schubert' choke cherry has a pyramidal form and vivid foliage that makes it a great focal point. Abundant, dark red-purple fruit follow the ephemeral, light pink flowers.
With leaves that are alternate, ovate to elliptical, finely toothed on the margins, 3-4 in (7-10 cm) long, and deciduous, American plum is a pretty ordinary looking Prunus, similar to choke cherry (P. virginiana), pin cherry (P. pensylvanica), ...
Choke cherry, Prunus virginiana
Citrus, Citrus sp.
Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas
Eastern Redbud, Cercis occidentalis
Fig, Ficus carica
Glossy black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa
Hawthorn, Cratagus sp.
Hazel nut, Corylus americana, C. cornuta, C.
Synonyms: Virginian prune, black cherry, black choke, choke cherry, rum cherry
Order: Rosaceae ...
The plump, roundish cherries, which are substantially larger than those produced by black cherry, choke cherry or pin cherry, are mature when they turn a deep blackish purple.
Prunus virginiana demissa, Western choke cherry
Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas fir
Quercus agrifolia, Coast live oak
Quercus chrysolepis, Golden cup oak
Quercus douglasii, Blue oak
Quercus kelloggii, California black oak
Quercus lobata, Valley oak ...
Various Poppies including Opium Poppy
Water Hemlock or Cowbane
White and Yellow Sweetclover
White Snakeroot
Wild Cherries, Black Cherry, Bitter Cherry, Choke Cherry, Pin Cherry
Wisteria
Yellow Star Thistle
Yew ...
Choke Cherry [English]: Prunus virginiana
Chokecherry [English]: Photinia pyrifolia
Chokecherry [English]: Prunus virginiana
Chokecherry [English]: Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'
Chokecherry [English]: Prunus virginiana melanocarpa var.
 See also: Cherry, Green, May, Pink, Varieties
  
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