Prunus Serotina

Scientific Name: Prunus serotina

Common Name: black cherry

Symbol: PRSE2

Category: Dicot

Genus: Prunus

Family: Rosaceae

Family Common Name: Rose family

Order: Rosales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Flower Color: White

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Medium

Fruit Color: Black

Edible: yes

Black Cherry aka, wild cherry

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Scientific Name: Prunus serotina

Common Name(s): black cherry, wild cherry

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: fruit

Tentoumushi 25 Jul, 2010	The small black berries make excellent jelly/syrup.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Tentoumushi 25 Jul, 2010	These trees grow all over Northeast Arkansas, along fence lines and back roads. The wild cherry flavor is not evident until they are cooked. The seed makes up most of the fruit but it is still worth gathering. One of the top fruits to make jelly/syrup in my opinion!
Current Rating: 0.0000

Tentoumushi 25 Jul, 2010	The bark and shriveled leaves of the wild cherry are poisonous. They contain cyanide But the fruit is safe to eat!
Current Rating: 0.0000

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