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 ...

Enterprising pickers use fruit for syrup, wine and jelly. The scientific name for chokecherry is Prunus virginiana. Prunus tells us that chokecherry is related to fruit-bearing trees such as plums, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...