Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert'
Prunus virginiana
Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' (Prunus virginiana) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 15–25 ft tall and 15–20 ft wide, and needs low to medium water. Tree form suckers; best as shrub.
low to medium water15–25 ft tall and 15–20 ft wideXeric / water-wiseToxic to dogs
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At a glance
- Rating
- Recommended for Most Sites
- Botanical name
- Prunus virginiana
- Variety / cultivar
- Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert'
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 15–25 ft tall and 15–20 ft wide
- Water needs
- low to medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 6.0–8.2
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- moderate
- Bloom color
- white
- Bloom time
- early spring, mid spring
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
- Watch: Suckers
- Watch: Re-seeds
- Watch: Transplants
Planting & establishment
Water deeply every 7–10 days through the first 2 summers. Winter water 1–2×/month October–March when soil is dry and unfrozen — winter desiccation is a top killer of newly-planted trees. Year 3: taper to 2×/month in summer, then rely on natural precipitation.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' get?
- It matures to about 15–25 ft tall and 15–20 ft wide.
- How much water does Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' need?
- It needs low to medium water once established.
- Is Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' safe for dogs?
- No — Ornamental types — Common Chokecherry – 'Canada Red', 'Schubert' is considered toxic to dogs. Keep pets away and check with your vet.
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