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Identify this berry please #878145

Asked July 21, 2024, 4:03 PM EDT

I did not plant this. I have lived here 10 years and this is the first time I have seen this berry in my yard. It is growing under some old pines and a cottonwood.  I was told by a friend it is a chokecherry, but the cluster of berries doesn’t look like chokecherry pictures I have found. 
Before I harvest the berries for a friend to can, or destroy the bush if it’s toxic to my dogs, I want to know what I am dealing with. 
thank you. 

Arapahoe County Colorado

Expert Response

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to Ask Extension.

It does appear from your photos that you have a chokecherry, Prunus virginiana. 

Here is more information about this plant:

https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/chokecherry-in-the-garden 

Thanks,

Dawn

Dawn Fradkin Replied July 22, 2024, 10:54 AM EDT

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