Amur Chokecherry is a graceful ornamental flowering cherry tree that typically grows 20 to 30 feet tall with a dense, broad-rounded crown. It is native to Manchuria, Siberia and Korea. It is perhaps most noted for its attractive, exfoliating shining bark which may be brownish yellow, cinnamon brown, or reddish brown. Fragrant white flowers in 6 to 10 flowered clusters (racemes) appear in April-May. Flowers are followed by small, glossy black cherries 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter, which ripen in late summer. Fruits are used to make jams, jellies and juices. Elliptic to oblong, medium green leaves to 4 inches long have acuminate tips and serrate margins. Foliage turns showy yellow in fall.
