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Prunus serotina



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Prunus serotina
Black cherry

A distinctive identification characteristic of this species, the dark gray-black to black bark is divided into small slightly scales that curl away from the trunk. I have heard children refer to this species as the tree with the potato-chip bark, named for the small curled scales.

 
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