. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 167 CHOKE CHERRY. Prunus virginiana, Linnaeus. FOBM—A small tree rarely exceeding 25 ft. in height with a diameter of 8 inches. It reaches its largest size in the southern part of its geographical range. BARK—On young trunks smooth, shiny, brownish, peels off easily in thin film-like layers and exposes the green inner bark. On older trunks about 2/5 of an inch thick, dark grayish, slightly roughened by shallow fissures. Inner layers of the bark have a very disagreeable odor. TWIGS—Rather stout, usually smooth, ligh
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 167 CHOKE CHERRY. Prunus virginiana, Linnaeus. FOBM—A small tree rarely exceeding 25 ft. in height with a diameter of 8 inches. It reaches its largest size in the southern part of its geographical range. BARK—On young trunks smooth, shiny, brownish, peels off easily in thin film-like layers and exposes the green inner bark. On older trunks about 2/5 of an inch thick, dark grayish, slightly roughened by shallow fissures. Inner layers of the bark have a very disagreeable odor. TWIGS—Rather stout, usually smooth, light brown to reddish-brown, covered with numerous, conspicuous, dull yellowish lenticels which are not evidently horizontally-elongated; pith white. Bruised twigs have a disagreeable odor. BXnOS—Alternate, about 1/6 of an Inch long, conical to ovate, smooth, sharp-pointed, brownish, covered with about G-8 visible and closely overlapping scales. Lateral buds are often rather divergent and larger than the terminal. LEAVES—Alternate, simple, oval, oblong or obovate, 2-4 inches long, tapering or rounded at base, abruptly pointed at apex, sharply serrate on margin with slender teeth, rather thin, bright green above, paler below. LEAF-SCARS Alternate, more than 2-ranked, somewhat raised on projections of twigs with a tendency to become elliptical in outline. Bundle-scars 3 in number. FLOWERS—Appear about May when the leaves are fully developed. They are perfect, white, i-i Qt an Inch across, arranged in many-flowered drooping racemes, 8-6 inches long. FRXTIT—A red to lark crimson Juicy drupe, about J of an inch in diameter, arranged In rather open drooping clusters. Seed smooth and stony. Fruit is harsh and astringent. WOOD—Similar to that of the Wild Black Cherry, only heavier and of no commercial Im- portance. Not found on the market. Weighs lbs. per cubic foot. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS—The Choke Cherry can be distinguished from the Wild Black Cherry by
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