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New house! Are these chok... #264169

Asked July 22, 2015, 9:53 PM EDT

New house! Are these chokecherries? I thought elderberry at first, but it seems too early. I want to know if I can eat em up! Thanks!

Hennepin County Minnesota

Expert Response

The fruits are not elderberries and appear to be chokecherries.

Compare here and see what you think:
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/forestry/iowa_trees/tree_id_photos/CHERRY_CHOKE_fruit.jpg
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/forestry/iowa_trees/trees/choke_cherry.html

An Ask Extension Expert Replied July 24, 2015, 2:32 PM EDT

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