Western Chokecherry vs Buttonbush - TreeTime.ca

Western Chokecherry vs Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Prunus virginiana var. demissa

CUSTOM GROW

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Buttonbush
Western Chokecherry

Buttonbush is a moisture loving shrub that provides year round interest.

It has round, fragrant flowers resembling small buttons or pincushions. The flowers transform into small reddish-brown fruit that persists into winter while the leaves take on shades of red in fall.

Providing essential food to bees, butterflies, and other insects, this shrub is versatile. Try it in your next shrub border.

Western Chokecherry is a shrub or small tree commonly used for farmstead and field windbreaks.

It produces white flowers in the spring and edible dark purple fruit that matures between September and October. Its cherries are great for making for making jams, jellies or wine, but are not very palatable for raw eating.

Buttonbush Quick Facts

Western Chokecherry Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)
Fall colour: reddish-purple
Flowers: large, white, spherical
Berries: edible, astringent, red-purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB
Other Names: bitter-berry, chokecherry, common chokecherry, virginia bird berry