**Description:** A small tree that blooms with clouds of white flowers in early spring, followed by sweet, dark purple berries.
**Size:** 15 to 25 feet tall.
**History:** Named because blooms signaled the ground had thawed enough to hold burial services. Berries are highly prized for jams.
**Identification:** Smooth grey bark with dark vertical "tiger stripes" and five-petaled white flowers.
**Habitat:** Rocky slopes, forest edges, and hardwood understories.