Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chokecherry berries darken to deep purple by September, just as its leaves are beginning to turn shades of gold and orange. Those ...

Alaskans have a love-hate relationship with mayday trees. The mayday tree (Prunus padus), aka European bird cherry, and its cousin the chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) have historically been popular ...

It’s a beast. It’s a bully. And its time is up, forest experts and community members say. The ornamental chokecherry tree, invasive in Alaska, has gotten so bad in some areas that the state used grant ...

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Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, is a small shrub or tree found near Montana’s rivers and streams. It is one of our most important edible native plants.

Chokecherries are blossoming, filling the air with a pleasant fragrance and attracting pollinators. Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, is a small tree or shrub with an immense range, from the Atlantic to ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Those looking for a spring-flowering native shrub that ...