Tree
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina ยท genus Prunus
Probable black cherry at Portal 33, a native woodland tree whose fruit feeds birds and mammals.
About
Description
Expected features: alternate finely serrated leaves; characteristic bark becoming dark/scaly; small dark fruits in elongated clusters.
Safety Cautions
Leaves, stems and pits contain cyanogenic compounds, especially relevant to livestock/wilted foliage.
Edible with caution. Fruit flesh has culinary uses when correctly identified/processed.
No known use.
Fruit feeds birds and mammals; flowers support insects; important native woodland tree.
Fruit for birds and mammals; flowers for insects.
Fruit mid-late summer
Woodland
Woodland; noted around fungal observation habitat
Fruit flesh has culinary uses when correctly identified/processed.
Leaf underside/midrib, bark, fruit clusters and buds.
Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.