Chokecherry

The main thing my wild chokecherry trees do here is provide forage and nesting habitat for tent caterpillars.

Well I hope the chokecherry just gives them an alternative home and food to my apple trees, rather then attract them to the area to invade my apple trees.
 
I wouldn’t bet on it.
 
I like hawthorn as well, but the variety in my area doesn't hold fruit as long into the fall as red splendor crabapple.
How long does red splendor hold apples?? I don't have that variety. Our Washington hawthorn trees hold the red berries into February and March here - what the birds, grouse, and turkeys haven't eaten.
 
Well I hope the chokecherry just gives them an alternative home and food to my apple trees, rather then attract them to the area to invade my apple trees.
That is generally the case here where they abound. I'll see tent caterpillars in them when most other trees have none.
 
That is generally the case here where they abound. I'll see tent caterpillars in them when most other trees have none.

Good to know, in the 10 years I have had apple trees, I have only had tent caterpillars 1 time.
 
What about mulberry?
 
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