Prunus virginiana
The excellent cherries it produces can be harvested in late summer. Edible and often used for jams, jellies, pies, sauces and wines.
Attracts butterflies, birds and bees. Drought and pollution tolerant.
Height : 10-30 feet
Chokecherry
Spread : 15-25 feet
Light : Full sun to shade
Water : Dry to moist
Soil : Sand, loam, clay
Zone : 2-8
Leaves : Leaves are dark green above, grayish green beneath. Great fall color with shades of golden yellow to orange
Stem : Smooth gray bark, not showy
Flower : Yellow, green-brown in dense upright clusters 3”-6” long in May-June.
Fruit : Produces cherries that start red and turn dark purple
Habit : Slow growing, small suckering tree or large shrub with crooked branches and slender twigs forming an oval-rounded crown