Scientific Name:
Prunus virginiana
Pronunciation:
PROO-nus vur-jin-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
chokecherry
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate, 2-8(-12)cm long, margins coarsely serrate (very rarely lobed); florets creamy-white, 1-1.5cm wide, in racemes up to 75cm long in late spring; fruit berry-like drupes, bright red turning purple-black when fully ripe, 6-8mm wide. Winter ID: small tree with smooth, reddish-brown bark; buds appressed, conical up 1cm long; leaf scars mostly triangular with 3 bundle scars..
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Mixed shrub border, Wildlife food, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Common purple leafed cultivar: P. 'Schubert'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acute, Cuspidate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Red, Dark-red, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Leaf Bud Type:
Conical (long-pointed)
Leaf Scar Shape:
Triangular
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Beetles or weevils, Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Galls, Mildew, Mites
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (BKW) Boulevard Kwantlen Way : cv. Schubert ?