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Black Cherry

Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family Rosaceae. Despite its common names, it is not very closely related to commonly cultivated cherries. It is found in the Americas.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Prunus serotina
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Rosales
Hardiness: Zone 3
Habit: shrub
Bloom: Late Spring