Family: rosaceae
Common name(s): Common chokecherry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~3 - 6~8
General resources
Links for Prunus virginiana
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 3-8)
(9 photos)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 2-7)
(1 photo)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database)
(14 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
(6 photos)
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description
(16 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(32 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 2-7)
(3 photos). Also a page for 'Schubert'.
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 2-6)
(4 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Paghat's Garden - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
(4 photos)
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers - Photos and botanical information about the species/genus.
(5 photos). Also a page for another instance.
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
(10 photos)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.

- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features.
(6 photos)
- Washington Native Plant Society - Photo and brief description.
(20 photos)
Common name(s): Western Chokecherry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5 - 10
Links
Common name(s): Black Chokecherry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5 - 10
Links
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(38 photos)
- Las Pilitas Nursery - Catalog page about this California native, with description and horticultural basics. (zone 5-10)
(9 photos)
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