Station 6
Botanical Name: Prunus serotina
Common Name: Black Cherry
Major Deciduous Tree
Native Origin: Eastern North America
Height: 55’-80’
Spread: Less than Height. Varies According to Site
Form: Broadly Columnar, Oval-Headed
Flowers: 1/3” White
Fruit: 1/3” Round Edible Cherry, Color- Red
Ripening to Black
Bark: Dark Gray Scales Exposing Dark Reddish Interior
Comments: Looking at the bark of the black cherry trees as potato chips glued to the tree trunk is helpful in identifying this tree. The cherry syrup of the tree can be used to make cough medicine, wine or jelly. Lumber is used for furniture and fine wood working. As of August 1994, the market value of a veneer quality black cherry tree 65’ in height with a 24” diameter at breast height (4-6” from ground) was approximately $900.