Prunus pennsylvanica

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Prunus pennsylvanica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Prunus pennsylvanica, Linn. (Cerasus pennsylvanica, Loisel. C. borealis, Michx. Prunus borealis, Poir. P. persicifolia, Desf. Cerasus persicifolia, Loisel.). Common Wild Bird or Pin Cherry. Fig. 3235. Shallow-rooted tree with slender red-barked branches, 25-40 ft. high and sometimes 1 1/2ft. in diam. of trunk: lvs. oblong-lanceo- late-acuminate. light green and rather thin, closely sharp - serrate : fls. small, white, slender-stalked, appearing with the lvs., in 2's or 3's: fr. the size of a pea, light cherry-red, the flesh thin and sour and somewhat puckery: stone oblong. Sandy and rocky lands, Newfoundland to Brit. Col., and south in the mountains to Colo, and N. C. S.S. 4:156. B.M. 8486. —Where the tree grows naturally, it often sprouts inveterately and becomes a nuisance. When bruised, the wood has a strong peach-like odor. It is an interesting ornamental tree, however. In poor soils, it is often little more than a bush. On large trunks the bark tends to peel in transverse strips. Var. saximontana,Rehd., of the Rocky Mt. region, is shrubby in growth, with smaller and broader pale green lvs. and few-fld. sessile umbels. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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