Common Chokecherry Photo Credit 4 & 6

Photo Credit 4 & 6 (branch

Western trillium (Trillium ovatum)

urban trunk

Chokecherry is a small tree or large shrub (aka an arborescent shrub) with an upright form that provides year-round interest in the habitat garden

Common Chokecherry Photo Credit 4 & 6Prunus virginiana Chokecherry is a small tree or large shrub (aka an arborescent shrub) with an upright form that provides year round interest in the habitat garden. Its deciduous foliage emerges dark and glossy in early spring from dark reddish, brown branches. By April or May, long cylindrical clusters of creamy white, pleasantly fragrant flowers dangle in the breeze, beckoning and supporting pollinators. In fall, the leaves offer hues of yellow,