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| 'CANADA RED SELECT' CHOKE CHERRY... |
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| ...THE CHERRIES |
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| BAYFIELD WINE AND SPIRITS |
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| APOSTLE ISLANDS BOOK SELLERS |
Wednesday, 8:00 AM. 55 degrees, wind E, calm. The sky has been alternately cloudy or clear, depending on wind direction; cloudy if from the east, clear if from the west, and it has been changing back and forth quite quickly. The barometer predicts rain. It will be an unpredictable day.
I don’t normally think of the common choke cherry,
Prunus virginiana, as an ornamental plant, even though it is a very desirable wildlife shrub or small tree, blooming nicely in the spring and bearing small, tart cherries. That is because cherries and plums, members of the genus
Prunus, are inherently short lived and prone to pest and disease problems. But there are some newer horticultural selections on the market that are more decorative and have better landscape qualities than the species, such as this ‘Canada Red Select’ choke cherry, with purple summer foliage and dark maroon, edible (although small) cherries. Nice as it appears, I still wouldn’t give it a prominent place in the landscape.
The Bayfield Chamber of Commerce held its monthly “after hours” get together at two new neighboring stores on Ritenhouse Avenue; Bayfield Wine and Spirits and Bayfield Booksellers. Both are doing well in their first year of business, and are fine additions to the Bayfield retail community. We missed several after hours events this summer because we were indisposed, and it was good to get back into “circulation.” At these get togethers, I usually represent our landscape business, and Joan our lodging business.
We are receiving a load of plants today for a planting job in town tomorrow, so it will be a busy couple of days.
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