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Question: Hi, this is a picture of fruit/berries from a tree growing in …
...of Prunus virginiana (choke cherry). It is a common, native shrub of New England. The long raceme berry fleshy red to very dark red fruits that have a single seed and sharply toothed leaves that are...
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Question: I found these 3 different types of berry trees on my property …
...is Prunus serotina (black cherry). These all have simple (i.e., undivided) leaves. Those of Sambucus (elderberry) are pinnately divided. Thanks for the nice images.
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Question: Can you help me identify this flowering tree that we kept seeing …
...genus Prunus (cherry, plum), but I would need much more material to identify the plant if I'm able to--this tree is far out of range of my area of expertise. Sorry I can't be of more assist...
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Question: Hi: I'm trying to identify a flowering shrub that I photographed on …
...is Prunus pensylvanica (pin cherry), a common, spring flowering (native) plant of Maine. It has the flowers arranged in a fascicle (rather than a raceme like choke cherry) and has only one style in t...
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Question: This tree self-seeded along the property line, where there is mulch from …
...is Prunus pensylvanica (pin cherry). It would have had small, white flowers in a fascicle earlier in the spring and will produce small, red fruits in a couple of weeks or so. Best wishes.
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Question: Here is a tree or shrub that showed up along the property …
...that Prunus serotina (black cherry) is also represented in some of the images. Best wishes.
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Question: Edge of woods, Newton, Massachusetts, May 18, 2020. The simple key suggests …
...photographed Prunus virginiana (choke cherry). The obovate leaf blades are a good morphological marker of this species. If you scrape the bark, you'll also notice the characteristic "bitte...
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Question: Here are some more photos of the possible native cherry. Thank you
...to Prunus serotina (black cherry). You will see a bit of white (later turning red-brown) hairs along the midrib on the underside of some leaves. It isn't found on all of them, but you should be...
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Question: Wondering about this tree growing in former farm field on the edge …
...suggests Prunus serotina (black cherry), but I would need to see more of the tree to know. Perhaps you could get some leaves that fall this season so I could see the outline of the blades. Best wish...
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Question: This is a small woody plant I found growing in the shade …
...of Prunus (cherry, plum). There are some species with the characteristic shape you have captured in your images. Without a physical specimen, I don't think I can help this time.