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Fig. 2 



_. The 



cherry is bro 



leaf shape of the rhoke- 

 ad with the sharp saw- 

 like teeth pointing outward. The 



leaves are fa 

 compared wiTE 

 there is litt 



The glands on 

 and prominent 

 young leaves , 

 a raceme and 

 before that o 



irly dull and thin when 

 the rum cherry , and 



le or no pubescence . 

 the leaf stem, are large 



, especially on large 

 The fruit is borne in 



ripens in mid-sum m e r 



f the rum cherry 



The 



calv x cup does not per sis on the frui- 

 Chokecherries 



shrubs up to 



are usually found as 



15 feet tall with red - 



brown to dark bro\\Ti bark , and only a 

 few large lenticels on the shiny bark, 



Fig. 5 . The leaf shape of the pin 

 cherry is long, pointed, and narrow 

 with the serrations small and fine , 

 and sharply hooked . There is little 

 or no pubescence (fuzz) on the 

 backs of the leaves. The glands on 

 the leaf stem are either small and 

 inconspicuous, or absent . The fruit 

 is borne in an umbel anxT ripens in 

 mid- summer . Pin cherry may also grow 

 into a tree up to 50 feet or more , 

 and the bark on the older trees is 

 distinctly reddish brown , and the 

 lenticels on the bark are fe w and 

 large . 



Fig 



Eradication 



If you find that chokecherries are in the vicinity of your 

 stone fruit trees, what is the best way to eradicate them? The 

 chokecherry is difficult to kill due to its habit of sprouting 

 freely from the roots. Cutting or mowing is not effective; it 

 merely results in a thicket of sprouts which require further cut- 

 ting. Satisfactory treatment requires use of a chemical agent 

 that will be carried down to the roots and kill them, thus pre- 

 venting further sprouting. 



The suggested material for this is Ammate-X* (AMS) , at the 

 rate of 4 lbs per gallon of water. It may be applied as either 



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