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["Joe Boles" <jo.bo@rogers.com>]

I have many  Chokecherry (P. virginiana)  on my land; I have eaten them fresh (quite bitter), made jelly and wine of them; they are not poisonous. I would call chockcherry a large bush rather than a tree. I believe the leaves and pits are poisonous though.

 

Joe Boles

Mississauga, ON

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>

To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 5:11 PM

Subject: [NAFEX] Chokecherries

> I just learned that I have a chokecherry among the trees on my new 
acreage.
> I did a quick Google search on them and found little 
information, other than
> the berries are poisonous to humans.  Yet, 
there were also listings for
> chokecherry jelly and wine for sale.  
Obviously, the berries aren't killing
> people so what is the story?  
Are chokecherries edible and are they good for
> more than feeding the 
local wildlife?
> Doreen Howard
> 
> 
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