Black Cherry
Synonyms: Wild Black Cherry
Scientific Name: Prunus serotina
Dark gray to black bark resembles burnt corn flakes. Bark on young trees and smaller branches is dark, smooth, and shiny with horizontal lenticels.
Black Cherry
Synonyms: Wild Black Cherry
Scientific Name: Prunus serotina
Black Cherry
| Genus species: | Prunus serotina | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Rosaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, shrubs, and trees; leaves mostly alternate, simple to compound, usually conspicuously stipulate; flowers mostly bisexual, regular; fruit types vary. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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