Bird Cherry Apache

Chokecherry (Prunus padus L.) – a medium-sized, medium-tall tree with a moderately dense crown and an upright habit. The bark on the trunk is peeling and gray; twigs are thick, straight, arcuate, reddish-brown, pubescent, and of medium length. The bud is egg-shaped, tightly pressed against the twig, and large.


Leaves are of medium size, broadly oval, long-acuminate, dark green and glossy. The leaf blade is concave, strongly pubescent, with a sharply pointed apex and arcuate base; the leaf margin is doubly serrate. Stipules are short, weakly dissected, and fall off early.


Fruits are large, weighing about 0.6 g, round, with black coloration and tender skin without a waxy bloom. The flesh is yellow and of medium coarseness; the juice is colorless. The pit is of medium size, egg-shaped, and pointed. Sugar content in the fruits is 13.09%, acidity is 0.77%. The average yield is approximately 23.95 c/ha. Chokecherry is weakly affected by mountain chokecherry fly and gall wasp, and moderately damaged by cluster leaf spot. Transportability is moderate; the tree is hardy to -27.2°C.