Prunus serotina - Black Cherry dye flood plain forests with open

flood plain forests with open shade

Image credits: New Moon Nursery

and catkins are eaten by birds including goldfinches

Origin/Distribution: From Quebec to Florida

Prunus serotina - Black Cherry dye flood plain forests with openSizes available: #1 (Trade gallon) Basics: zones 3 9, 25 100' x 45 75' crown at maturity (however, fruit production starts at about 10 years and reaches peak at about thirty), sun to part shade, blooms in spring directly after leaf emergence, numerous small white flowers on panicles ripen to reddish black drupes (fruit) in late summer to fall, likes slightly acidic, medium moist, well drained soils. Tolerant of lean soils. Common names: Black Cherry,