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What if I only have 8 inches of annual precipitation, but I want to use a native plant like Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, which does best with 16 inches or more rainfall?

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What if I only have 8 inches of annual precipitation, but I want to use a native plant like Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, which does best with 16 inches or more rainfall?

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• If you can irrigate the chokecherry, go ahead and plant it and just water it with 2 or three good soakings during the early to late summer. You will have to water to make up the difference between your annual rainfall and the water needs of the native species you are growing.