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Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry Prunus pensylvanica - Prunus pennsylvanica

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Botanical Name:

Prunus pensylvanica

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Prunus

Species:

pensylvanica

Common Name:

Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry

Height:
15-50 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
3
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
Harvest season:
Summer
Harvest Month:
August
Harvest Info:
August-September

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  • Prunus pensylvanica

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Characteristics

Wildlife Food

Flowering Tree

Plant with Fast Growth

BioFuel

Dye Plant

Medicinal

Fall Color

Ornamental Fruit

Edible

Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: warm stratify for 60 days, cold stratify for 90 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* The Pin cherry or Fire cherry ( Prunus pensylvanica ) is a species in the genus Prunus . It can be found from Newfoundland and southern Labrador , crossing Canada to the west and reaching British Columbia and the southern Northwest Territories . Additionally it is very common in New England and the Lake States but not very common south of Pennsylvania , where it is found only sporadically in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee . Scattered growth of the Pin cherry also occurs in the Rocky Mountains , south to Colorado and southeast to the Black Hills of South Dakota . more...
* Fire cherry or pin cherry is a slender, sometimes shrubby, tree, 35-50 ft. tall. Fine-textured, bright red branches; reddish to yellow-orange, mature bark; flat-topped clusters of white flowers; and bright red fruit are some of the plant’s attributes. Small tree or shrub with horizontal branches; narrow, rounded, open crown; shiny red twigs; bitter, aromatic bark and foliage; and tiny red cherries. Fall foliage is colorful.
* This species is often called Fire Cherry because its seedlings come up after forest fires. The plants grow rapidly and can be used for fuel and pulpwood. It is also a nurse tree, providing cover and shade for the establishment of seedlings of the next generation of larger hardwoods. The cherries are made into jelly and are also consumed by wildlife. more...
* The fruit is often used domestically in the preparation of cough mixtures. more...
Usda description:
More info on http://plants.usda.gov

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