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Bulletin 145 



Choke Cheeky. Wild Red Cherry. 



Leaves, floM'ers and fruit, X V^. Leaves, flowers and fruit, X %. 



(From Trees of Vermont). 



the two dwarf sand cherries, characterized by low shrubby habit 



and other characters as follows : 



Older stems trailing Sand cherry. 



Stems upright Appalachian cherry. 



SAND CHERRY. Pvunus piiniUa L. 



The sand cherry occurs occasionally in Vermont, usually 

 on rocky or sandy banks of streams. The main stems are semi- 



Sand Cherry, X %. 



prostrate, the younger branches more or less erect, sometimes 

 a foot or two in height. The leaves are quite long and narrow, 



