30 BLACK CHERRY Fruit Tree Prunus Serotina Fragrant White Flowers Seeds
DESCRIPTION: NAME: Black Cherry Tree OTHER COMMON NAMES: Mountain Black Cherry / Wild Black Cherry / Rum Cherry SCIENTIFIC NAME: Prunus Serotina COLOR: White Flowers & Black Cherries PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify BLOOM TIME: Flowers Apr - May HARVEST: Fruit Matures in Early Summer HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: Up to 100' PLANT SPACING: 30 - 40' LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 30 Seeds OTHER: The Black Cherry Tree is a North American native with delicious edible fruit. The leaves are long, glossy, & smell like black cherry when crushed. In fall, they turn lovely shades of yellow, rose, & orange. These trees are fast growing, long lived, & very ornamental. In spring, tons of fragrant flowers cover the tree in drooping clusters that measure 4 - 6" long. The flowers are replaced by fruit that starts out red & darkens as it matures, ending up a very dark reddish-purple that is almost black. These e