Prunis serotina
black cherry
Black cherry is the most important native cherry found
throughout the eastern United States. The commercial range for a
high-quality tree is found in the Allegheny Plateau of Pennsylvania, New York
and West Virginia. The species is very aggressive and will easily spring up
where seeds are dispersed.
Photos by Kim Nix
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Black
Cherry Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
From
Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
Fire
Effects On Black Cherry
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 134' height, 70' spread, 210" circumf., Gread
Smoky Mountains National Park, NC
National Register of Big
Trees
Black
Cherry Images
(courtesy of ForestryImages.org)
Black
Cherry Images
(courtesy of About Forestry)
Buy a
Black Cherry Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)
Range Map
-The native range of black cherry, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: wild black cherry, rum cherry, and mountain black cherry
Habitat: Large high-quality trees found in large numbers in a more restricted
commercial range on the Allegheny Plateau of Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia.
Smaller quantities of high-quality trees grow in scattered locations along the southern
Appalachian Mountains and the upland areas of the Gulf Coastal Plain.
Description: The largest of the native cherries and the only one of commercial value, is found throughout the Eastern United States.
Uses: Large, high-quality trees suited for furniture wood or veneer are found in large numbers in a more restricted commercial range on the Allegheny Plateau
