Prunus serotinaIndiana Native
Black Cherry

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 217

Genus:

Prunus (Cherry Plum Cherry Laurel Almond Flowering Almond Birdcherry Laurel) 23

Plant Type:

Tree 583

Growth Forms:

Upright 578

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 3 236

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 846

Flower Notes:

White (Small drooping 5" long racemes in May (later than most cherries))

Foliage Notes:

Multi-Colored (Can develop an orange-yellow-red fall color, but usually not spectacular)

Stem Notes:

satiny

Fruit Notes:

Black (Small cherries ripen in August)

Ultimate Height:

50-60 feet

Ultimate Spread:

30-40 feet

Bloom Times:

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Light Requirements:

Soil Water Requirements:

Medium 211

Soil Notes:

Grows best in moist well drained soils, but also grows on dry gravelly or sandy soils

Range:

Eastern and central North America

Maintenance:

Low 282

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Lance-oblong to oblong-ovate alternate leaves are 2-5" long and 1-1.75" wide with small incurved callous teeth. Small roundish glands on petiole. Young bark with lenticels; older bark darker, scaly, cracking, and curling back.

Ecological Functions:

Purdue Plant Doctor

Parts and Problems of Cherry Laurel

Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

Probably the best native-American species of cherry for landscape use, but still useful only in a few situations, especially for naturalizing. A valuable timber tree, especially for furniture. Subject to several minor pests, none usually serious in naturalized situations. Wood is slightly brittle. Eastern tent caterpillar problematic is some years.

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Overall Habit

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When Prunus serotina has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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74 Prunus serotina found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2013_00534*A	HORTPARK	Heritage Plant
2	2013_00573*A	HORTPARK
3	2013_01050*A	HORTPARK
4	2013_00266*A	HORTPARK
5	2009_13933*A	HORTPARK
6	2013_00532*A	HORTPARK
7	2013_00183*A	HORTPARK	Heritage Plant
8	2009_13144*A	HORTPARK
9	2013_01010*A	HORTPARK
10	2013_00292*A	HORTPARK
11	2013_00240*A	HORTPARK
12	2013_01048*A	HORTPARK
13	2013_00234*A	HORTPARK
14	2013_00199*A	HORTPARK
15	2013_00209*A	HORTPARK
16	2009_13460*A	HORTPARK	Heritage Plant
17	2013_00339*A	HORTPARK
18	2013_00359*A	HORTPARK
19	2013_00449*A	HORTPARK
20	2013_00248*A	HORTPARK
21	2013_00365*A	HORTPARK
22	2013_00243*A	HORTPARK
23	2013_00259*A	HORTPARK
24	2013_00229*A	HORTPARK
25	2013_00514*A	HORTPARK
26	2013_00255*A	HORTPARK
27	2013_00295*A	HORTPARK
28	2013_00513*A	HORTPARK
29	2013_00362*A	HORTPARK
30	2013_00512*A	HORTPARK
31	2013_00277*A	HORTPARK
32	2013_00394*A	HORTPARK
33	2009_13754*A	HORTPARK	Heritage Plant
34	2013_00428*A	HORTPARK
35	2013_00221*A	HORTPARK
36	2013_01044*A	HORTPARK
37	2013_00452*A	HORTPARK
38	2013_00368*A	HORTPARK
39	2013_00536*A	HORTPARK
40	2013_00451*A	HORTPARK
41	2013_00222*A	HORTPARK
42	2013_00388*A	HORTPARK
43	2013_00537*A	HORTPARK
44	2009_13811*A	HORTPARK
45	2013_00349*A	HORTPARK
46	2013_00123*A	HORTPARK
47	2013_00531*A	HORTPARK
48	2013_00572*A	HORTPARK
49	2013_00535*A	HORTPARK
50	2009_13934*A	HORTPARK
51	2009_13565*A	HORTPARK	Heritage Plant
52	2013_00533*A	HORTPARK
53	2009_13762*A	HORTPARK
54	2013_01015*A	HORTPARK
55	2013_00258*A	HORTPARK
56	ORIG_0055*A	POUL
57	2013_00429*A	HORTPARK
58	2013_00430*A	HORTPARK
59	2023_00163*A	HORTPARK
60	2023_00195*A	HORTPARK
61	2023_00195*B	HORTPARK
62	2023_00268*A	HORTPARK
63	2023_00268*B	HORTPARK
64	2023_00268*C	HORTPARK
65	2023_00302*A	HORTPARK
66	2022_15780*A	HORTPARK
67	2020_12730*A	HORTPARK
68	2020_12730*B	HORTPARK
69	2020_12730*C	HORTPARK
70	2023_00757*A	PSF
71	2023_00757*B	PSF
72	2023_00757*C	PSF
73	2023_00757*D	PSF
74	2023_00757*E	PSF

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