Scientific Name Prunus pennsylvanica Common Name Fire cherry; Pin cherry	Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs Plant Fact Sheets Consumer Hort

	Hardiness Zones: 3-7	Image Not Posted
	Habit: Deciduous
	Exposure: Sun; range of soil types
	Height: 25 to 40'
	Flower/Fruit: White flowers in spring; light red fruit with large stone in summer
	Comments: Fruit attracts birds; horizontal branches; rounded open crown; fast growing; leaves are poisonous to livestock; maroon, red, or orange fall foliage; rapid grower
	Cultivars: Jumping Pond (disease resistance); Stockton (double; compact)

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