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Golden currant
Ribes aureum
Fragrant yellow spring flowers and variable-colored berries make golden currant useful in informal edible planting, provided its suckering habit and regional provenance are considered.
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Choke Cherry
Prunus virginiana
Chokecherry brings spring flowers and summer fruit to roomy habitat plantings; allow for suckers and protect people and livestock from its toxic leaves and pits.
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Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle'
White Icicle flowering currant offers white spring flowers, wildlife value, and an upright native shrub form for sunny or partly shaded, well-drained Southwest Washington gardens.
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Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward VII'
A native flowering currant with spring red blooms for hummingbirds, an upright habit, and good drought tolerance after establishment in sunny, well-drained Southwest Washington gardens.
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Native Crabapple
Malus fusca
Native crabapple brings spring flowers and wildlife fruit to moist Southwest Washington sites, growing as a broad shrub or small tree with room to spread.
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Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Saskatoon serviceberry offers spring flowers, edible dark berries, and fall color; allow its spreading stems room in sun or partial shade and well-drained garden soil.
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Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
Thimbleberry brings white flowers, edible red fruit, and broad leaves to moist woodland edges, forming a spreading native patch where its upright canes can grow.
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