
Our identification is probable, but it is hard to tell the difference between a Choke Cherry and a young Black Cherry (Prunus serotina). Black Cherries grow into substantial trees with ragged bark; this plant was a shrub with rather smooth bark. The leaves were also less glossy than we expect from a Black Cherry. The plant was blooming near the Saw Mill Run Boulevard end of the Seldom Seen Greenway.





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[…] cover the trees in the spring, followed by tiny but delicious black cherries. Similar to the Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana), but with narrower, glossier leaves; and the Black Cherry grows into a large tree with ragged bark, […]