It’s a beast. It’s a bully. And its time is up, forest experts and community members say. The ornamental chokecherry tree, invasive in Alaska, has gotten so bad in some areas that the state used grant ...

Home on the Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Grange Hall in North Pole. The topic this week is “Invasive Species,” particularly the popular ornamental chokecherry tree. Both Prunus padus, ...

Q: I rescued a native chokecherry that was thrown out because the owners didn’t think it would live. It is now growing well and I have remembered how big chokecherries can be. I stuck it in a smallish ...

Q: We have an Amur chokecherry tree in our backyard, and this year much of the tree has fewer leaves than normal. I noticed one of the main trunks has small oval holes in the bark. Do you know what is ...

Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, is a small shrub or tree found near Montana’s rivers and streams. It is one of our most important edible native plants. The scientific name for the genus, Prunus, ...

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Fargo marked Arbor Day on Monday, Sept. 15, with a tree planting at the Public Works Facility after earning Tree City USA status for the 48th time. Mayor Tim Mahoney issued an Arbor Day proclamation ...

Q: We have a very large chokecherry tree and it has what appears to be black knot on several branches higher up on the tree. I searched on the internet and found information suggesting to lop off the ...

Late last winter the usual cow moose with two calves showed up in our yard. They ate every part of a flowering crab apple tree they could reach ... except for the south side. At the time, I just ...

The tree in front of my house is changing its leaves from green to a rich, red-brown. It is a chokecherry—at least I think it is. It doesn't fruit. I don't know if that's because it's a variety bred ...

During these days of stay at home COVID-19 guidelines, we have had plenty of time to enjoy our backyard, flowers, trees, and birds. It is good to find something positive to focus on throughout these ...