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Leaf display of a black cherry (Auburn
University campus)
Black cherry (Prunus serotina): This tree is easily
identified by dark scaly bark. Black cherry is a major food source for two
hundred species of moths and butterfly caterpillars. Although deadly to
man, insects find the foliage delectable.
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