{"product_id":"wild-black-cherry-tree-3-pack-of-1-5-quart-pots","title":"Wild Black Cherry Tree - 3 Pack Of 1.5 Quart Pots","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild Black Cherry Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePrunus serotina\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther Names:  Black Cherry, Wild Cherry, Wild Rum Cherry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/span\u003e 2a-8b  \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind Your Zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePlant Type:\u003c\/span\u003e  Deciduous Fruit Tree\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHeight at Maturity:\u003c\/span\u003e  25-60' depending on pruning when young\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWidth at Maturity:\u003c\/span\u003e  20-50' depending on pruning when young\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/span\u003e  50'+ for space between trees\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGrowth Habit \/ Form:\u003c\/span\u003e  Upright Pyramidal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/span\u003e Fast\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFlower Color:\u003c\/span\u003e  White\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFlower Size:\u003c\/span\u003e  Small Flowers in 3-6\" long racemes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFlowering Period:\u003c\/span\u003e  Mid Spring\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFlower Type:\u003c\/span\u003e  Single, in 3-6\" long racemes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFragrant Flowers:\u003c\/span\u003e  Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFoliage Color:\u003c\/span\u003e  Dark Green; Golden Yellow shades in fall\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFragrant Foliage:\u003c\/span\u003e  No\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSun Needs:\u003c\/span\u003e  Full Sun or Mostly Sun, or at least 6 hours direct sun each day\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWater Needs: \u003c\/span\u003e Average, Low when established\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/span\u003e  Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSoil Moisture \/ Drainage:\u003c\/span\u003e  Moist But Well Drained\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSoil pH:\u003c\/span\u003e  5.5 - 8.0 (Moderately Acidic to Slightly Alkaline)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMaintenance \/ Care:\u003c\/span\u003e  Low\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAttracts:\u003c\/span\u003e  Butterflies, beneficial Pollinators, Birds, Visual Attention\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eResistances:\u003c\/span\u003e  Cold Temperatures (-50F), Deer, Drought (when established)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Wild Black Cherry tree is an easy-to-grow North American native tree that produces the most absolutely delicious wild fruits available anywhere. Though the fruits are smaller than common cherries you might find at the grocery store, they taste exactly like cultivated sweet cherries such as 'Bing', with no bitterness at all. What's more, the Wild Black Cherry produces huge crops that can literally be harvested by the bucket full over a two month period in summer. That said, if you're not into cherries yourself, over 70 species of birds will certainly enjoy them! In spring, elongated spiked clusters of pretty white flowers adorn the tree. The attractive bark is smooth when young but becomes attractively shaggy with age. The green leaves are typical in shape to other cherry trees and turn vibrant golden and orange shades in fall. An excellent tree for sunny landscape and woodland borders.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWild black cherry trees can vary in shape and growth habits, depending on how they’re pruned when young. If you want a shorter tree for easier harvest they can be coppiced when young so that the tree will form multiple trunks and stay much shorter over time. In subsequent year these multiple trunks (shoots) can be cut back by a third of their height. Doing so keeps the tree very bushy and short for easy cherry picking. If allowed to grow freely, they’ll become tall straight trees with a thick trunk(s).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWildlife Value\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe flowers of Wild Black Cherry provide nectar for butterflies and other pollinators and is a larval host plant for several species of butterflies. You may see Coral Hairstreak, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Spring Azure, and Red-spotted Purple butterflies. As mentioned, over 70 species of birds and animals enjoy the fruits including songbirds, wild turkeys, quail, white-tailed deer and small mammals.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandscape \u0026amp; Garden Uses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGrowing 25 to 60 feet tall and 20 to 50 feet wide depending on pruning, the Black Cherry Tree is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in sunny to mostly sunny areas of landscape or woodland borders. If coppiced (pruned when young) it will form a multi trunk tree that might reach 3o feet tall over time. If kept as a single trunk it might reach 60 feet tall and 50 feet wide. A fine addition to fruit gardens, native plant gardens, white theme gardens, cottage gardens, and wildlife gardens.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSuggested Spacing:\u003c\/span\u003e  50' or more for space between trees\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Preferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Wild Black Cherry Tree is very easy to grow in most any average, moist but well-drained soil and full to mostly sun. We suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. It has moderate drought tolerance when established. Standing water or constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic. If you are growing it to harvest and enjoy the tasty fruits, we suggest coppice pruning when young so that the tree will develop several trunks and be a shorter tree. This makes for easier fruit harvesting. If planting as a shade tree or to feed the birds, which it will certainly do with boatloads of cherries, you can allow it to grow naturally as a single trunk tree where it will reach heights of up to 60 feet or more. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePruning Tips:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTo maintain a shorter tree, when young, coppice prune your tree back to a stump maybe 3 to 6 inches high in the fall before winter temperatures set in, or in the early spring, once frost danger has passed. After coppice pruning your black cherry will send up many new shoots from its base which will become the new multiple trunks. In following years, these shoots can be cut back by 1\/3 their height to maintain a more bushy tree. 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