Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chokecherry berries darken to deep purple by September, just as its leaves are beginning to turn shades of gold and orange. Those ...

Wild fruits like these forms the basis of many chokecherry recipes. The glistening red or black fruit of the wild chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a familiar sight–during August and September–next ...

The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires ...

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Do you know how many chokecherries it takes to make six jars of jelly? Seven billion. Do you know how many hours it takes to accomplish this task? About the same, give or take. Depending on whether ...

It’s a beast. It’s a bully. And its time is up, forest experts and community members say. The ornamental chokecherry tree, invasive in Alaska, has gotten so bad in some areas that the state used grant ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Those looking for a spring-flowering native shrub that ...