Chokecherry

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.2 – 8.4

Frost-Free Days 120 days

Precipitation 13 – 65 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Acleris celiana, Acleris minuta paracinderella, Acleris nigrolinea, Acrobasis tricolorella, Acronicta dactylina, Acronicta furcifera, Acronicta grisea, Acronicta hasta, Acronicta impleta, Acronicta quadrata, Acronicta radcliffei, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacampsis innocuella, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Apatelodes torrefacta, Aphelia alleniana, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips caja waroi, Archips cerasivorana, Archips fervidana, Archips purpurana, Archips rosana, Argyresthia oreasella, Argyrotaenia mariana, Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana, Autographa ampla, Automeris io io, Automeris zephyria, Bondia comonana, Brachionycha borealis, Cabera variolaria, Callosamia promethea, Caloptilia invariabilis, Caloptilia melanocarpe, Catocala ultronia, Celastrina argiolus, Celastrina argiolus lucia, Celastrina argiolus lucia/violacea II, Celastrina argiolus sidara, Cerastis tenebrifera, Chaetaglaea sericea, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Choristoneura zapulata, Clepsis persicana, Coleophora cerasivorella, Coleophora demissella, Coleophora pruniella, Cryptocala acadiensis, Cucullia intermedia, Cucullia lucifuga, Dasychira dorsipennata, Datana ministra, Dysstroma citrata, Eacles imperialis, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Egira alternans, Egira curialis, Ennomos magnaria, Epiglaea decliva, Epinotia solandriana, Erannis tiliaria, Estigmene acrea, Euchlaena effecta, Eucirroedia pampina, Eulithis xylina, Eupithecia columbiata, Eupithecia columbiata erpata, Eupithecia ravocostaliata, Eupsilia devia, Eupsilia morrisoni, Eupsilia sidus, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eutrapela clemataria, Filatima demissae, Fishia evelina, Halysidota tessellaris, Haploa confusa, Haploa lecontei, Harkenclenus titus, Hemileuca burnsi, Hemileuca eglanterina eglanterina, Hemileuca maia maia, Hemileuca neumoegeni, Hemileuca nevadensis, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Heterocampa guttivitta, Himella fidelis, Homoglaea hircina, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyalophora gloveri, Hyalophora kasloensis, Hydria prunivorata, Hydriomena furcata, Hyphantria cunae, Iridopsis larvaria, Lambdina fiscellaria, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Limenitis lorquini, Limenitis lorquini lorquini, Limenitis weidemeyerii, Lithophane amanda, Lithophane antennata, Lithophane baileyi, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane dispostia, Lithophane fagina, Lithophane grotei, Lithophane hemina, Lithophane innominata, Lithophane oriunda, Lithophane patefacta, Lithophane pertorrida, Lithophane petulca, Lithophane unimoda, Lomographa glomeraria, Lomographa semiclarata, Lomographa vestaliata, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia rachelae, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Macaria coortaria, Macaria exauspicata, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica "aspen populations", Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica fragilis, Malacosoma californica lutescens, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma disstria, Melanolophia canadaria, Metarranthis angularia, Metarranthis duaria, Metarranthis hypochraria, Metarranthis indeclinata, Metarranthis obfirmaria, Morrisonia confusa, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Olethreutes appendiceum, Olethreutes glaciana, Olethreutes inornatana, Olethreutes quadrifidum, Olethreutes versicoloranum, Oligocentria lignicolor, Oligocentria semirufescens, Operophtera bruceata, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia alurina, Orthosia garmani, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia revicta, Orthosia rubescens, Orthotaenia undulana, Paleacrita vernata, Palthis angulalis, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Paonias myops myops, Papilio eurymedon, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio multicaudatus, Papilio rutulus, Papilio rutulus rutulus, Paradiarsia littoralis, Parornix preciosella, Phigalia titea, Phobetron pithecium, Phyllonorycter crataegella, Plagodis phlogosaria, Pococera aplastella, Polia imbrifera, Polia purpurissata, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Prolimacodes badia, Pseudosciaphila duplex, Samia cynthia, Samia cynthia cynthia, Satyrium calanus, Satyrium californicum, Satyrium liparops, Satyrium liparops strigosum, Schizura concinna, Schizura unicornis, Semiothisa aemulataria, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sparganothis diluticostana, Sparganothis directana, Sparganothis reticulatana, Sparganothis sulfureana, Sparganothis tristriata, Sparganothis unifasciana, Sphinx drupiferarum, Spiramater lutra, Sunira straminea, Synanthedon exitiosa, Tetracis cachexiata, Tolype velleda, Trichordestra tacoma, Xanthotype sospeta, Xenotemna pallorana, Xylena curvimacula, Xylena nupera, Xylena thoracica, Ypsolopha falciferella, Ypsolopha walsinghamiella

Fall Color Yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
USA: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
MEX: Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.