Red-osier dogwood Grows to 9,500 feet in some areas. Colorful red stems in winter. The 'Tammy' juniper of the nursery trade. Low-spreading evergreen rarely over 3 feet high unless crowded. Prunus melanocarpa Chokecherry Tall, upright native for moist locations.
Black fruit is edible.
The related pin cherry, P. pennsylvanica, has unpalatable, red fruit. Purshia tridentata Antelope brush Low, dense shrub for dry, rocky, south slopes. The native, R. strigosus , is hardy over 10,000 feet. Most Garden varieties are more dependable below 9,000 feet. Useful in rocky but moist places.