BLACK CHERRY TREE LIVE PLANT 16 - 24+ INCHES 'Prunus serotina' BARE ROOT

Description: BLACK CHERRY TREE LIVE PLANT 16 - 24+ INCHES Prunus serotinaBARE ROOT Black cherry is a large, native tree found in the Midwest and throughout the eastern United States. The showy white flowers appear as pendulous clusters in early spring, followed by dark, pea-sized fruits in late summer. The mature bark is dark and scaly, often flipping up on the edges. PLANTS WILL BE DUG UP AFTER PAYMENT TO GET YOU THE FRESHEST PLANT AND GIVE PLANT A BETTER CHANCE. PLANTS WILL BE WRAPPED WITH SOME SOIL AND SOME WET NEWSPAPER AROUND ROOTS THEN IN PLASTIC BAG AND PRIORITY SHIPPING WE WILL ONLY SHIP PLANTS THAT WE THINK WILL MAKE IT AND IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE OR QUESTION FEEL FREE TO ASK. ALSO PLANTS MAY LOOSE SOME LEAVES WHEN RE PLANTED, BUT WILL COME BACK UP MOST OF THE TIME. WITHIN A WEEK OR SO YOU SHOULD SEE SOME SPARK OF LIFE AND IF FOR SOME REASON AFTER A REASONABLE TIME NOT COMING BACK FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US ON ISSUE WILL NOT BE SHIPPING TO CALIFORNIA PER TO MANY RESTRICTIONS WITH PLANTS AND NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!!!! IF YOU NEED MORE INFO JUST LET US KNOW PLANT GROWING AND ZONES ARE ONLINE THESE ARE GROWN IN MISSOURI AND GROW GREAT VERY HARD ZONES 5-9 UP TO -10 AND -20 WHEN STILL YOUNG MIGHT NEED HELP WITH MULCH (I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO TEST THE -20), BUT WE HAVE HAD IT UP TO -12 AND HAD NO MULCH AND PULLED RIGHT THROUGH North America Program Alternate Names Wild black cherry, mountain black cherry, rum cherry Uses Black cherry wood is a rich reddish-brown color and is strong, hard, and close-grained – one of the most valued cabinet and furniture woods in North America. It is also used for paneling, interior trim, veneers, handles, crafts, toys, and scientific instruments. Black cherry is used for reclamation of surface mine spoil. The leaves, twigs, bark, and seeds produce a cyanogenic glycoside. Most livestock poisoning apparently comes from eating wilted leaves, which contain more of the toxin than fresh leaves, but white-tailed deer browse seedlings and saplings without harm. The inner bark, where the glycoside is concentrated, was used historically in the Appalachians as a cough remedy, tonic, and sedative. The glycoside derivatives act by quelling spasms in the smooth muscles lining bronchioles. Very large amounts of black cherry pose the theoretical risk of causing cyanide poisoning. The fruit has been used to flavor rum and brandy (“cherry bounce”). Pitted fruits are edible and are eaten raw and used in wine and jelly. Black cherry fruits are important food for numerous species of passerine birds, game birds, and mammals, including the red fox, black bear, raccoon, opossum, squirrels, and rabbits. Status Please consult the PLANTS Web site and your State Department of Natural Resources for this plant’s current status, such as, state noxious status and wetland indicator values. © James L. Reveal Botany Dept., NMNH, Smithsonian Institution @ PLANTS Description General: Rose Family (Rosaceae). Native trees are 38 m tall; bark of larger trunks fissured and scaly, but thin. Leaves: alternate, simple, ovate to oblonglanceolate, 5-15 cm long, 2.5-5 cm wide, with finely toothed margins, glabrous or commonly with reddish hairs along the midrib beneath, near the base. Inflorescence is an oblong-cylindric raceme that is 10-15 cm long at the end of leafy twigs of the season, with numerous flowers; calyx tube of short lobes, petals 5, white. Fruits: berry-like, about 8-10 mm in diameter, obovoid, black when ripe; seed a single, black, ovoid stone 6-8 mm long. The common name is from the black color of the ripe fruits. Variation within the species: The species has a number of geographic variants: Var. eximia (Small) Little - Edwards Plateau of central TX Var. rufula (Woot. & Standl.) McVaugh - TX, NM, AZ Var. serotina - widespread in the eastern US Var. virens (Woot. & Standl.) McVaugh - TX, NM, AZ Var. salicifolia Koehne - Mexico and Guatemala Var. serotina may reach 38 meters tall in the eastern US, but southwestern US varieties typically are smaller; southwestern black cherry (var. rufula) seldom grows taller than 9 m, and escarpment black cherry (var. exima) no taller than 15 meters. The leaves of var. serotina are thin compared to those of the other varieties. Domesticants and wild populations of P. serotina in Mexico and Central America, called "capulin" (var. salicifolia), have larger (2 cm) fruits, apparently through selection by native peoples. Plants previously recognized as P. serotina var. alabamensis (Mohr) Little have been taxonomically returned to species rank, as P. alabamensis Mohr. Distribution Widespread in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec, Canada, Minnesota and North Dakota, southward to Florida and east Texas, with outlying populations in central Texas, west Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and south in Mexico to Guatemala. Known to be highly invasive in forests of Holland and other countries of Western Europe; also naturalized in northern South America. For current distribution, please consult the Plant Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site. Adaptation Black cherry is a shade-intolerant species that primarily occurs in successional vegetation or in forest openings as well as in old fields and along fencerows. It usually occurs as scattered individuals in various types of mesic woods and second-growth hardwood forests; at elevations of 0-1520 meters. Black cherry in the southwestern US is confined to canyons, valleys, and rich bottomlands. Flowering: May-July (March-April in the Southwest); fruiting: June-October. Establishment Seeds may be produced on trees as young as 10 years, but maximum production in natural stands occurs on trees 30-100 years old. Some seed is produced yearly, with good crops produced at 1-5- year intervals. High proportions of the seeds are viable. Because of long-distance seed dispersal by birds and mammals, seedlings are often abundant in sites with no or few reproductive black cherry trees. Seeds that pass through the digestive tracts of passerine birds also have higher germination rates than undigested seeds. Seeds from one crop germinate over a period of 3 years –– this delayed germination allows large numbers of seeds to be banked in the forest floor. After cold stratification, seeds germinate in loose soil and forest litter; germination is higher in litter than in mineral soil. Seedlings typically grow to a height of 5-10 cm within 30 days after germination. Black cherry also reproduces by stump sprouts following cutting or fire, and sprouting frequency remains high for trees up to about 60 years of age. Black cherry rarely occurs in the canopy of late successional deciduous forests but buried seeds are present and an abundance of small seedlings is common in the understory. These grow slowly in dense shade, sometimes reaching 15 cm in height in 3-4 years, but any canopy opening will release this bank of suppressed plants, which grow rapidly to overtop shade-tolerant associates. Thanks for your time and have a great time at ebay!! Happy shopping!! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Shipping We ship to the contiguous 48 states only. Multiple shipping options may be available for this item. For more detail, please see below, and select the shipping option that is most convenient for you. International Shipping: Import duties, taxes, and charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or shipping charges. 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Price: 9.59 USD

Location: Center, Missouri

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