Sunday, May 27, 2018

Canada Red Cherry


Prunus virginiana 'Shubert' – Is a species of bird cherry that includes bitter-berry,  chokecherry, Virginia bird cherry, western chokecherry and black chokecherry.  
 
The Canada Red Cherry is known for its toughness and as a reliable tree to grow under difficult conditions.  It tolerates cold, heat, wind, poor soil and fluctuating temperatures.   This hardy species has bright green leaves that emerge in spring becoming maroon to purple by the fall.  Fragrant white spring flowers are followed by a sweet purple fruit that makes for excellent bird forage. 
 
While we don’t have to be concerned about this here if you want something well-suited to a city yard this might be a good pick as they rarely grow beyond the height of an overhead power line.



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