{"id":5218,"date":"2012-02-15T11:27:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T16:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=5218"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:38:46","slug":"chokecherry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/woody-weeds\/chokecherry\/","title":{"rendered":"Chokecherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> <em>Prunus virginiana <\/em> L.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s):<\/strong> chokecherry, choke cherry, common chokecherry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/home\/plantProfile?symbol=PRVI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=PRVI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPIN Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/prunus\/virginiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5218 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-1-opt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-1-opt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Prunus virginiana in blueberry field\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-1-opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-1-opt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14295'>\n\t\t\t\tin pruned blueberry field\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-4-opt.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-4-opt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Prunus virginiana leaves with glands\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-4-opt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/Prunus-virginiana-4-opt-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14121'>\n\t\t\t\tleaf detail showing finely toothed margins and glands at tops of petioles\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/05\/Prunus-virginiana-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/05\/Prunus-virginiana-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Prunus virginiana stipules\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/05\/Prunus-virginiana-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2013\/05\/Prunus-virginiana-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8329'>\n\t\t\t\tstipules\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; woody perennial<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; generally flowers in late May-early June in ME<\/p>\n<p>-Shrub or small tree<\/p>\n<p>-can reach 4\u2019-20\u2032 in height<\/p>\n<p>-dark smooth bark with white horizontal lenticels<\/p>\n<p>-Leaves are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>alternate<\/li>\n<li>oval to lance-shaped<\/li>\n<li>bright green above, paler below<\/li>\n<li>sharply toothed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-Flowers are white, in dense clusters 3\u201d-6\u201d long<\/p>\n<p>-Fruit is dark red to black<\/p>\n<p>-Twigs have an undesirably odor when crushed<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; may be confused with <em>P. serotina<\/em>; see left sidebar on <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/prunus\/virginiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a> webpage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prefers moist rich soils.<\/p>\n<p>-disturbed sites<\/p>\n<p>-forest edges<\/p>\n<p>-meadows and fields<\/p>\n<p>-shrublands<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-gets its name from its astringent fruit<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-the favorite host plant of Eastern tent caterpillars<\/p>\n<p>-birds feed on the fruit<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. <em>Ecology<\/em>. 57(5):890-899.<\/p>\n<p>Go Botany. \u201cPrunus Virginiana L.\u201d <i>Prunus Virginiana (Choke Cherry): Go Botany<\/i>, National Sceince Foundation, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/prunus\/virginiana\/.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L. 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