Question: Hi, this is a picture of fruit/berries from a tree growing in my yard in Goffstown NH. The tree is …
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Question
Hi, this is a picture of fruit/berries from a tree growing in my yard in Goffstown NH. The tree is about 8 to 10 feet tall. The leaves are green with red veins running through them. The fruit started as bunches of green then turned red. Can you help me identify it? Thanks
Answer
Dear GrammaKO, your image is of Prunus virginiana (choke cherry). It is a common, native shrub of New England. The long raceme berry fleshy red to very dark red fruits that have a single seed and sharply toothed leaves that are usually widest above the middle are good field characters.
