Basisdaten
description:
The chokecherry is widespread in America and Canada, like the bird cherry in Europe.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Prunus virginiana
other name:
Virginia Bird Cherry
other name:
Western or Black Chokecherry
other name:
Chokecherry
family:
rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 10 m (30 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are glossy green, ovate and the short petiole is reddish. The lower leaf surface is dull, the leaf margin is serrated and the leaf position is alternate.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
May
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
The small white flowers appear in large grapes and appear with the leaf shoots. The flowers smell little.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The round fruits are red first, later black and 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter.
branches:
The branches are red-brown. The buds are light brown, ovate, pointed and protrude.
bark:
The bark is brown and has many lenticels.
root:
heart-rooting
location:
sun to shade
soil:
sandy - loamy
ph value:
neutral to alkaline
usage:
single tree or planting in groups in parks,high hedges, gardens
Cherries additional information
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