Black Cherry Tree

• Leaves- Simple, green, and oval shape with a mid-vein; rust colored hairs are around them 

• Bark - Very scaly with a dark brown color

• Other Identifiable Features- very dark red cherries almost resembling black in color 

One of the first sightings of a black cherry tree was in North America in 1629. It is native to the eastern United States. It has also been found in Mexico. The tree stops growing on the line of mountains in the Rocky Mountains. 

This tree is a very valuable tree, many lumber mills look for this rich redwood tree. But other than that black cherry trees are not considered an endangered tree. 

The growing conditions of a Black Cherry Tree are very similar to lots of others. The soil for a black cherry tree to grow properly should be dry or moist, with a medium amount of water. The soil should never be extremely wet or extremely dry. Most of the time they grow the best in New York or West Virginia. 

 Some of the benefits of this tree are that lots of animals rely on the black cherry tree for their main source of food. Some of these animals include game birds, red foxes, bears, racoons, opossum, squirrels, and rabbits. Also lots of birds make nests in these types of trees. The fragrant flowers on this tree often attract honey bees as well. 

People use black cherry trees for a lot of things, some of the main uses are furniture, paneling, handles, toys and scientific instruments. Another thing black cherry trees are used for is cough medicine. They take the sap to syrup from the bark of the tree and people used to use it as a home remedy.