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Black cherry in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Prunus serotina 'Black cherry'

 

Black cherry

A small growing tree, producing black small fruits in late Summer. The foliage is shiny and bears typical white blossom. WARNING: Prunus serotina foliage, bark, seeds and bark are all poisonous to humans, horses and cattle with dying leaves being even more so. The stoned fruits are edible.

 
plant Features
  • Black cherry likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Black cherry likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Black cherry is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Black cherry likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Black cherry

Latin name

Prunus serotina 'Black cherry'

type

Fruiting tree

family

Rosaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Black cherry likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Black cherry is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Black cherry likes moist and fertile

    Moist and fertile

  • Water

    Black cherry likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Black cherry is 12.00meters x 18.00meters 12.00 M 18.00 M

Prunus serotina 'Black cherry'

A small growing tree, producing black small fruits in late Summer. The foliage is shiny and bears typical white blossom. WARNING: Prunus serotina foliage, bark, seeds and bark are all poisonous to humans, horses and cattle with dying leaves being even more so. The stoned fruits are edible.


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