Saskatoon vs choke cherry

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Cold Hardy Plums and Cherry Hybrids: Winter Field Notes

Saskatoon vs choke cherry. these two trees can be hard to tell apart, but this time of year the saskatoons / service berries have silver tips and the choke cherries have enlarged green buds pulling away from the branch. The saskatoons will flower and fruit earlier (June berries). #permaculture

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hard frost last night, below zero from midnight to sunrise Read field note

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Cold Hardy Plums and Cherry Hybrids: Winter Field Notes

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