Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Prunus pensylvanica — (c) Tom Norton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Norton via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

(c) Tom Norton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Norton via iNaturalist · CC-BY · source

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Prunus pensylvanica L.fil.

Fire cherry · Rosaceae

Also known as Cerasus pensylvanica, Prunus pensylvanica pensylvanica. Common names: Bird cherry, Pin cherry.

Prunus pensylvanica, also known as bird cherry, fire cherry, pin cherry, and red cherry, is a North American cherry species in the genus Prunus.

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About Fire cherry

Prunus pensylvanica, also known as bird cherry, fire cherry, pin cherry, and red cherry, is a North American cherry species in the genus Prunus.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

Native range

Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Toxicity

Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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