Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Tree on the edge of the forest

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. young tree on the edge of the forest

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. lone Prunus serotina on the slope

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Black cherry flowering branch

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Wild black cherry flowering branches

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Mountain black cherry flowers close up

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Beautiful Prunus serotina Flowers Close Up

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Black cherry branches with fruits and birds

Wild cherry – description, flowering period and general distribution in Connecticut. Prunus serotina branch with fruits

Common name:

Wild cherry

Scientific name:

Prunus serotina.

Other common name(s):

Black cherry, Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, Mountain black cherry, Wild cherry.

Life form:

Tree.

Flowering time:

14 - 21 days.

Flowering period

in Connecticut for this plant is: Late May ↔ Early June.

NECTAR PRODUCTION:
30 kg per ha

SOURCE FOR HONEY BEES:
Minor

General distribution:

Black cherry grows in eastern North America from western Minnesota south to eastern Texas, and eastward to the Atlantic from central Florida to Nova Scotia. Outlying populations grow in central Texas; in the mountains of western Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona; and south in Mexico to Guatemala.

Map of distribution and habitat in USA

This plant is present in at least 45 states/provinces in this country.

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Botanical description:

Prunus serotina is a medium-sized, fast-growing forest tree growing to a height of 50–80 ft (15–24 m). Leaves are 2–5 in (5–13 cm) long, ovate-lanceolate in shape, with finely toothed margins. Fall leaf color is yellow to red. Flowers are small, white and 5-petalled, in racemes 4–6 in (10–15 cm) long which contain several dozen flowers. The flowers give rise to edible reddish-black "berries" (drupes), 5–10 mm (1⁄4–3⁄8 in) in diameter. A mature black cherry tree can easily be identified in a forest by its very broken, dark grey to black bark, which has the appearance of very thick, burnt cornflakes. However, for about the first decade or so of its life, the bark is thin, smooth, and banded, resembling that of a birch. It can also quickly be identified by its long, shiny leaves resembling those of a sourwood, and by an almond-like odor released when a young twig is scratched and held close to the nose.

Seasonal development:

Black cherry flowers in the spring when the leaves are one-half to fully expanded. Fruits develop over the spring and summer and ripen by early to late summer depending on latitude and climate.

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