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Yellow Bird chokecherry
Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa 'Yellow Bird'
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Padus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 ft. to 12.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Tree
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Riparian, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Suckers
- Design Considerations
- Edible Fruit, Fall Color, Fragrant, Screening, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Loam
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Don't Consume. Plant Parts May Be Poisonous.
Notes
Great species to draw insect and fruit eating birds to your yard. It is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
This species has showy yellow fruit. It is a native selection that was initially found growing wild near Cheyenne, Wyoming.