Chokecherries are blossoming, filling the air with a pleasant fragrance and attracting pollinators. Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, is a small tree or shrub with an immense range, from the Atlantic to ...

Despite today's Arctic temperatures, I feel winter beginning to ease her grip. I'm looking forward to the spring thaw, rushing water leaping and dancing down the prairie hills and coulees. I'll soon ...

Crimson jewels of the prairie, chokecherries are ripe now in northcentral Montana. The heart of Montana chokecherry country is Lewistown, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the annual ...

Aug. 16—I came across some bushes that were absolutely loaded with chokecherries recently, so I decided to pick them. I've picked blueberries and Juneberries many times — both of which can be enjoyed ...

LOOMIS — In all the years Melanie Refior has picked chokecherries, she has never seen the plants produce like they have last year. “The old-timers had a saying that if the wild fruit is plentiful, ...

Friends and I took a wonderful detour while biking to the beach last weekend. It was one of those first warm but crisp days of late summer. The land had shrugged off the deep, oppressive humidity of ...

Q: My mom and I used to pick wild chokecherries to make chokecherry jelly and syrup. When is the best time to harvest wild chokecherries? Can wild chokecherries be purchased for growing? We used to ...

Q: Are the berries in the photo chokecherries? We’d like to make jelly, but want to be sure. — Shelly H. A: I’m glad you asked, because the berries aren’t chokecherries, but are instead the fruits of ...

Many Minnesota lakes are considered warm-water lakes, so their surface temperatures can be expected to rise to 80 degrees or warmer during the last week of July and into early August. That can make ...

Dear Joyce: In response to the person wanting different recipes for chokecherries, if they enjoy an occasional cocktail, why not a chokecherry daiquiri? To make simple chokecherry syrup, bring to a ...

Today, the Missoulian’s editorial board introduces a new regular feature on our Opinion page: Huckleberries and Chokecherries. Each Friday, we will use this editorial space to present “Huckleberries” ...