Chokecherry

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Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana L.

Description

Thicket-forming shrub or small tree to 15 feet high. Rare and local in moist soil of valleys. Very widespread, forming thickets, especially along mountain streams and in open areas, across U.S. Chokecherries are astringent when immature or raw but are made into jelly and preserves and are consumed by wildlife.

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    $1.00

  • SKU: 50
  • Type: Hardwood
  • Hardiness Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Moisture Zones: All, Central, Eastern, Most, Western
  • Soil Type: Clay, Dry
  • Windbreak: Good
  • Erosion Control: Good
  • Wildlife: Good
  • Product Type: Bare-Root Seedlings

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USDA Hardiness Zones

The primary guide to determine plant hardiness is the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides the United States into ten zones based on average minimum temperatures. Each zone is then subdivided into A and B sections. A plant is said to be hardy if it can tolerate the lowest average winter temperature that occurs in a zone. Hardiness is affected by duration and intensity of sunlight; amount and timing of rainfall; length and severity of summer drought; soil characteristics; slope; frost occurrence; humidity; and cultural practices.

For more information or questions contact your nearest forester for advice.