Plant Name: Prunus virginiana melanocarpa
Common name: Black Chokecherry
Plant Type: Perennial Shrub or Small Tree
Plant Height: 3’ – 12’
Spread: 13.5’
Bloom Time: May to Early July
Flower Color: White followed by Fleshy Drupes of Dark Red to Black
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Moist
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Larval Host to Some Moths; Native Bees & Butterflies.
Uses: Bird Garden, Native Garden, Pollinator Garden
Native to: Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 – 10
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member & Master Gardener
Photographer: Reveal, James L. https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=73181
Common name: Christmas Fern
Plant Type: Evergreen Fern
Plant Height: 1’ – 2’
Spread: 1’ – 2’
Bloom Time: N/A
Flower Color: N/A
Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil Requirements: Organically Rich, Well-Drained; does not tolerate clay soil.
Water Needs: Dry to Medium
Attributes: Winter Interest; Deer Resistant; Young fiddleheads are silvery & scaled in spring.
Note: Plant Rhizomes at angle to avoid crown rot.
Uses: Borders; Ground Cover, but plant next to each other as does not spread; massing on slopes to control erosion.
Native to: Eastern North America
Oregon Native: NO
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 9
Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC member & Master Gardener
Photo credit: Wiki Commons 
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