Rosaceae
Prunus serotina var. serotina
Prunus serotina var. serotina var. serotina
Also known as Cerasus serotina var. montana, Prunus serotina var. montana, Prunus serotina subsp. hirsuta, Padus eximia
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Black Cherry · Deciduous Tree · Native · Wildlife · Prunus · Fast Growing · Timber · Rosaceae · Flowering Tree · Invasive Europe
Black cherry is a fast-growing North American native tree valued for its spring racemes of white flowers, attractive bark, and wildlife benefits. It thrives in average moisture conditions and adapts to a range of soil types, requiring little intervention once established. Note that this species can spread aggressively in European landscapes where it is considered invasive, so check local regulations before planting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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