Western Chokecherry       PROO-nus ver-jin-ee-A-na

• Deciduous, thicket forming shrub, mostly 7-12(20) ft [2-4(6) m] tall.  Leaves pubescent below, more cordate and rounded at the base than the Common or Eastern Chokecherry  [P. virginiana (P. v. var. virginiana)].  Fruit black when ripe.
• Sun or partial shade.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4         Native range from British Columbia southward into northern Mexico, Texas, and California (except the coast and Central Valley)  May not be agreement on this distribution.
• demissa: drooping
• Dallas, Oregon: Delbert Hunter Arboretum