Crooked shrub or small tree to 30 feet. Can take partial shade. Dark green leaves turn maroon and gold in fall. White, cone-shaped flower clusters in spring, followed by dark cherries. Use as a windbreak or screen. Native Americans mixed these cherries with venison to make pemmican. Folklore tells that Sacajawea was eating chokecherries when she was abducted by Minatarees and sold to a French fur trader.