Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

blac k cherry - Prunus serotina

USDA Plant Code: PRSE2 Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - dry Height: 50-80 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree,shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: yes Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: white Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: yes

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Bark; Brian Lockhart, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bark on a mature tree. Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bark on a mature tree. Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; bark on a mature tree Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; bark on a mature tree Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); fruit Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); David L. Clement, University of Maryland, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); David L. Clement, University of Maryland, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); David L. Clement, University of Maryland, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Poland Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Sapling(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Bark peeling on black cherry Richard Turcotte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Prunus serotina; balck cherry Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Prunus serotina; balck cherry Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Prunus serotina; balck cherry Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); habitat Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); habitat Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; tree trunk Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); in habitat Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); mature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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