A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Native foliage feeds swallowtail caterpillars, and the fruit feeds birds.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A large shrub or small tree that sends out root suckers; allow space for a thicket.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Dry soil
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft tall · 18–25 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 2–6
- Garden role
- A flowering small tree with fruit
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of heavenly bamboo.
Nandina domestica
Try chokecherry for a flowering small tree with fruit.
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Photo credits & licenses
Chokecherry: Maxime Laterreur · CC BY-SA 4.0
Heavenly bamboo: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0
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