. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. 2. Leaves rounded at the base or slightly heart-shaped; flowers numerous in elongated cylindrical clusters 2 to 5 inches long western chokecherry (Primus virginiana var. demissa) bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) (drawing on this page), known also as bird cherry, narrowleaf cherry, pin cherry, and quinine cherry. Deciduous shrub 4 to 12 feet high, occasionally becoming a small tree to 30 feet, with slim gray or reddish brown branches. Leaves ovate, oblong, or oblong-obovate, % to 2 inches long, % inch
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. 2. Leaves rounded at the base or slightly heart-shaped; flowers numerous in elongated cylindrical clusters 2 to 5 inches long western chokecherry (Primus virginiana var. demissa) bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata) (drawing on this page), known also as bird cherry, narrowleaf cherry, pin cherry, and quinine cherry. Deciduous shrub 4 to 12 feet high, occasionally becoming a small tree to 30 feet, with slim gray or reddish brown branches. Leaves ovate, oblong, or oblong-obovate, % to 2 inches long, % inch to 1 inch wide, wedge-shaped at base, margins finely toothed; smooth dark green above, smooth or hairy beneath. Flowers white, about )'i inch wide, 3 to 10 in short rounded clusters; petals roundish or notched at the tip. Fruit oval, about M inch long, red, turning black when ripe, smooth, very bitter. In southern California and the coast ranges blooms in April and May; in the Sierra Nevada June and July. Distribution (map on page 90, left). Bitter cherry in- habits mountain ridges, moist slopes, and stream banks from about 500 to 9,000 feet elevation in the southern California mountains, Coast Ranges, and Sierra Nevada. It often forms extensive thickets on damp slopes and in canyons. Economic value. This plant is commonly browsed by cattle, sheep, goats, and deer. Poisoning of sheep in the fall is not uncommon along trails. Deer feed extensively upon the leaves and twigs and utilize the plant rather closely in some seasons. Analytical study indicates that the levels of crude protein and other nutrients are similar to those of other desirable deciduous browse plants, ranging from about 15 per cent in early summer to 9 per cent in late fall111'. Birds, various rodents, and some other mammals avidly devour the fruits of the native cherries and largely ac- count for their seed dissemination and reproduction. Browse rating. Excellent to good for deer; fair for cattle and goats; fai
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