Prunus serotina
Black cherry · Rosaceae
Also known as Padus serotina. Common names: Rum cherry, Wild black cherry.
Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the genus Prunus.
About Black cherry
Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the genus Prunus. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry (P. avium), sour cherry (P. cerasus) and Japanese flowering cherries (P. serrulata, P. speciosa, P. sargentii, P. incisa, etc.) which belong to Prunus subg. Cerasus. Instead, P. serotina belongs to Prunus...
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
| Native range | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
Where to buy Black cherry
Listings come directly from nurseries. Contact them to buy — prices and stock are set by each nursery.
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