Black Cherry

Order: Rosales

Family: Rosaceae

Genus: Prunus

Species: P. serotina

Identifying Characteristics:

- Height: 15-30 m tall

- Trunk: 70-120 cm in diameter

- Leaves: simple, 6-14 cm long, with a serrated margin

- Flowers: small (10-15 mm diameter), with 5 white petals and about 20 stamens, and are

fragrant

- Fruit: drupe, 1 cm diameter, green to red at first, ripening black

- Bark: very broken, dark grey to back

Special Adaptations:

- Can grow in a wide range of climate conditions

- variety of soil conditions, cool and moist

- intolerant of shade

- very intolerant of competition