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Black Cherry is a wide-ranging native cherry. It is the largest-growing and most valuable native cherry, with beautiful reddish wood that stains well. Black Cherry ranges from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to Texas and Florida with a subvariety growing into Mexico.
Black Cherry grows to around 80 feet tall, as much as 100 feet in the Ohio Valley and Appalachians.
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We grow our Black Cherry Seedlings in 1 Quart SuperPlugs - These quart pots enable well-branched root systems, and can be planted directly in the ground. Water well for the first year; in a moist site the tree should really take off the first growing season. Black cherries can grow 6+ feet in one year with good soil moisture and supplemental fertilizing!
| Common Name: | Wild Black Cherry |
| Botanical Name: | Prunus serotina |
| USDA Hardiness Zones: | 3-9 |
| Height: | 75-125 Feet |
| Spread: | 30-60 Feet |
| Spacing: | 8-12 Feet |
| Flower Color: | White, Pendant Clusters |
| Bloom Time: | Late April-Early May |
| Texture: | Fine (Thin branches and leaves) |
| Habit: | Oval shape in the open, straight and tall in forest. |
| Light Exposure: | Full Sun; Clearcut Land and Forest Openings |
| Soil Moisture: | Moist to Average |
| Soil Texture: | Loam, Clay Loam, Sandy Loam |
| Soil PH: | Acidic to Neutral |
| Landscape Uses: | Shade Tree, Mass Plantings, Forest Establishment |
| Benefits: | Fast Growing, Red Fall Color, Widely Adaptable |
| Ecological Function: | Nectar and Pollen, Larval Food Source, Berries, Shelter |
