Shrubs
Choke cherry
Prunus virginiana
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 20 to 30 ft Width: 15 to 20 ft
- Bloom Color
- white, pink
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACU Facultative upland — usually occurs in non-wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Moderate to high soil salt and salt spray tolerance
Notes
Moist to dry soils; sun to part shade to shade; Plant parts are somewhat toxic to humans
Wildlife Value
Food source for butterflies, bees and flies; birds and mammals eat fruits, plants provide shelter, nesting habitat; larval host plant for some lepidoptera such as coral hairstreak butterfly