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Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Black Cherry is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 50-80 ft × 30-60 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, butterflies and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50-80 ft × 30-60 ft
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Songbirds, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Native to
- Eastern & central North America
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