Tree Descriptions
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
| Height: |
60-90’ |
| Width:
| 35-50’ |
| Growth Rate: |
fast |
| Soil: |
sand, loam |
| Moisture: |
moist |
| Shade Tolerance: |
sun |
| Bloom Time: |
May-June |
| Flower Color: |
white |
| Uses: |
wildlife, timber |
| Spacing: |
10’ x 10’ for timber, >12’ x 12’ for other
uses |
| Habitat: |
Prefers moist, well-drained sandy to loamy soils and full sunlight.
Salt tolerant. |
| Notes: |
Poisonous to livestock, salt tolerant, preferred deer browse. |
Black cherry has fragrant, showy white flowers in May and dark red edible
fruits in the fall that will attract wildlife. Yellow fall color. Black
cherry is a valuable timber tree. Leaves and stems of contain a substance
that is poisonous to livestock.
