Northwest Native Plants   Bitter Cherry  

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Bitter Cherry - prunus emarginata

Appearance

  • Oval leaves
  • Not sharp pointed
  • Knob like lands attached to base
  • Hums with a lot of activity during the spring
  • Brown and has light horizontal lines up to 2 inches long
 Bitter Cherry

Habitat

  • It lives death
  • Grows in northwest
  • Is over topped by other trees
 Bitter Cherry

Growth Habit

  • Grows rapidly for perhaps 30 years
  • Brighter green leaves, and gray bark
  • Choke cherry has sharp edged leaves

Natural History

  • Indians eat choke cherry raw
  • Rodents, and other animals eat choke cherry
  • Choke cherry has sharp edged leaves