black cherry
Prunus serotina
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size50 to 80 feet tall30 to 60 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline (pH>7.2) , acidic (pH<6.8) , circumneutral (pH 6.8-7.2)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Black cherry (Prunus serotina) is a tree for pollinator gardens, food gardens, and woodland plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Dangling white flowers open in spring after the glossy leaves appear. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Give it room, since it drops lots of twigs, leaves, and fruit.
Pairs well with Northern red oak, Staghorn sumac, and Bracken.
Native range
North America.