Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) is a native hardwood valued both for its dark, richly grained lumber and its ecological importance, producing white spring flowers and dark summer fruit relished by songbirds and mammals. Mature trees develop distinctive dark, scaly "burnt potato chip" bark. It blooms in mid-spring and grows best in full sun to part shade with well-drained, moderately moist soil.
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) is a native hardwood valued both for its dark, richly grained lumber and its ecological importance, producing white spring flowers and dark summer fruit relished by songbirds and mammals. Mature trees develop distinctive dark, scaly "burnt potato chip" bark. It blooms in mid-spring and grows best in full sun to part shade with well-drained, moderately moist soil.
