Home
>
Edible Berries of British Columbia
> Chokecherry
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
cherries are bitter, clustered 5-35
cherry contains a single, spherical stone
leaves are elliptical, pointy, and serrated
tree grows as high as two-story house
WARNING:
Cherry stones are poisonous.
Pictures
():
Click edges for next/previous photo.
Photo attributions
Look-alikes in British Columbia
A number of trees and shrubs that are not species of
Prunus
produce berries that are superficially similar but may not be edible. They differ in that the berries lack a single, spherical stone.
Related topics:
Edible Mushrooms of BC
-
Edible Plants of BC
homepage
|
references
|
feedback