Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)


Flowers of Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)
Photographed April 15.

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.

Flowers of Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)
Flowers of Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)
Flowers of Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)
Flowers of Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)

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