Prunus serotina
BLACK CHERRY, MOUNTAIN WILD CHERRY, RUM CHERRY
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Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild cherry or wild rum cherry, is native to eastern North America, Mexico and Central America. It is a medium-sized, fast-growing tree. The flowers are white, in racemes 10-15 cm (4-6 in) long which contain several dozen flowers. The flowers give rise to reddish-black "berries". Edible raw, the fruit is also made into jelly, and the juice can be used as a drink mixer, hence the common name 'rum cherry'.
Type: Hardy fruit tree
Hardiness zones: 4-8
Height: 15-24m (49-79 feet)
Location: Sun
Soak the seeds for 12 hours before planting. Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. First keep them at room temperature for 4 months. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. Then cover them with plastic to retain moisture, and then place in a fridge for 4 months. Be sure they stay lightly moist. Then bring them to approximately 21C, 70F for germination.
The seeds and leaves of prunus (cherry) contain poisons.
Prunus serotina
BLACK CHERRY, MOUNTAIN WILD CHERRY, RUM CHERRY
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Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild cherry or wild rum cherry, is native to eastern North America, Mexico and Central America. It is a medium-sized, fast-growing tree. The flowers are white, in racemes 10-15 cm (4-6 in) long which contain several dozen flowers. The flowers give rise to reddish-black "berries". Edible raw, the fruit is also made into jelly, and the juice can be used as a drink mixer, hence the common name 'rum cherry'.
Type: Hardy fruit tree
Hardiness zones: 4-8
Height: 15-24m (49-79 feet)
Location: Sun
Soak the seeds for 12 hours before planting. Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. First keep them at room temperature for 4 months. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. Then cover them with plastic to retain moisture, and then place in a fridge for 4 months. Be sure they stay lightly moist. Then bring them to approximately 21C, 70F for germination.
The seeds and leaves of prunus (cherry) contain poisons.