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Chokecherry refers to the fruit and the tree Prunus Virginiana, which grows in abundance in North America. These tiny cherries, generally about .4 inches (1 cm) in diameter when fully grown are relatives to the black cherry. Unlike their edible relatives, chokecherries are generally not edible, at least for humans.
Chokecherry bark is also marked with horizontal rows of raised pores, which develop into shallow grooves on mature trees. Examine the leaves. Chokecherry leaves are a dark, glossy green above and pale on their underside. They are 2.5 to 10 cm (1 to 4 inches) long and 1.9 to 5 cm (3/4 to 2 inches) wide. The leaf edges are serrated, and leaves grow alternately on opposite sides of the stems, not in opposing pairs. Chokecherry leaves turn yellow in fall and the trees are bare over winter. Observe the shrubs' blossoms, which appear in April through July. Chokecherry blossoms appear before the leaves are fully open, and grow in flowering spikes 7.6 to 15.2 cm (3 to 6 inches) long. Individual flowers are 0.6 to 1 cm (1/4 to 3/8 inch) wide and contain five white petals. The flowers are fragrant. Examine the fruits on shrubs in late summer and early fall. Chokecherry fruits grow in clusters and are spherical, measuring 0.6 to 1 cm (1/4 to 3/8 inch) in diameter.