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Moonshine Designs Nursery Located in Milan, Illinois 309-756-1967 Fax: 309-756-1058
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Schubert Chokecherry
Also called Canada Red Cherry
Prunus virginiana var. Schubert
A shrub or small tree; Usually grown as a tree. Height usually not over
20 to 25 feet. Trunk diameter 4 to 8
inches. The inner bark has bitter cherry
flavor and aroma. Covered in blooms during Spring.
This strain has a purplish foliage for
most of the summer and fall. Leaves emerge as bright green in the spring,
changing to a deep, deep reddish purple. Dense, pyramidal to oval shape, and
grayish bark.
Fruit is borne in dense clusters; first reddish, then turning nearly black when
fully ripe. The skin of fruit thick; flesh thin and dark; very astringent to the
taste, but edible. Used in the making of jams, jellies, and some very good
tasting wine.
Popular tree for birds. Chokecherry is the most widely distributed tree in North America, extending
from the Arctic Circle to Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Rockies.
Very hardy. Zones 2-9
Very adaptable. Tolerates poor dry soils. Full sun to partial shade
CANNOT SHIP TO CA
Plants shipped semi bare root
Gallons. 24-40". Item Number: 76284
Three Gallon 3-4'+ Item Number: 76285
Seed: pak of 15-20 seeds. Easy from seed. Some genetic variability occurs with about 80% having the red-purple foliage. Remaining 20% have the standard green foliage. Obvious in the first year. Item Number: 76096
