Common Name: Black Cherry
Scientific Name: Prunus serotina
Growth Rate: Fast Growth
Soil: Dry to Moist
Seedling Size: 8" to 12"
Mature Height: 50' to 75'
 
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Black cherry is a large canopy tree in deciduous forests. It grows in dry or mesic soil; typically sandy, sandy loam or loam. If open-grown, it produces a nice, rounded crown. In a forest setting, it will grow tall with a narrow crown. It has unique scaly bark.
 
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Photos by the Minnesota Department of Natrual Resources and Peter M Dziuk