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Chokecherry trees are commonly found in the foothills and mountain canyons. Click on the following article to learn more about how to use chokecherries and where to plant them in the home landscape.

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berries are growing on the branches of trees

If I could create one perfect plant for the Pikes Peak region, what would it be like? Of course, I’d want it to be attractive. It should adorn itself with cheerful spring flowers, good-looking foli…

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By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager Chokecherry, bitter cherry, bitter berry, bird cherry - none of the common names assigned to Prunus virginiana make it sound like something you’d want to eat. Yet it was a prized food source for the indigenous people of North America throughout its native region. It…

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red berries hanging from a tree with the words chokeberry vs buckhorn companion planting net

A typical case of two plants that people often have a hard time differentiating between is chokecherry and buckthorn. Both plants belong to the Rosales order and have a very similar structure, making them hard to tell apart if you’re looking from afar. Nevertheless, a close inspection reveals some significant differences between the two. Below, I’ll compare chokecherry and buckthorn and explain how they differ.

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a large tree in the middle of a park

Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red' Can be grown as a single or multi stemmed small tree or large shrub; lovely hanging clusters of white blooms in spring are followed by rich purple foliage and dark fruit in summer; suckers will need to be controlled Size: 25 ft h x 20 ft w Color: white flowers, dark purple foliage Zone: 2 Light Exposure: full sun Photo Courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder

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Schubert chokecherry’s attractive pyramidal shape and purple foliage make it a popular specimen tree. Showy light pink flowers appear in spring, followed by deep purple-black fruit. Immature foliage is green but quickly turns a vibrant red-purple that lasts all summer.

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a large tree in front of a building with lots of plants and trees around it

My tree died this year – finally, fully and completely. It was an Aspen and it had been dwindling in health recently. Fewer and fewer leaves appeared each of the past 2 years and more and more branches died off. The tree was about 20 years old, a suburban average, therefore it died a “natural”

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