Landscape: Landscape Location: Woodland Landscape Theme: Butterfly Garden Edible Garden Native Garden Pollinator Garden Design Feature: Flowering Tree Shade Tree Attracts: Butterflies Pollinators Songbirds Resistance To Challenges: Deer Fire Problems: Frequent Disease Problems Frequent Insect Problems Messy Poisonous to Humans Problem for Cats Problem for Children Problem for Dogs Problem for Horses Prunus serotina subsp. virens (Wooton & Standl.) McVaugh – southwestern United States, northern + central Mexico Stypiński P. 1979. Stanowiska czeremchy amerykańskiej Padus serotina (Ehrh.) Borkh. w lasach państwowych Pojezierza Mazurskiego. Rocznik dendrologiczny (in Polish). 32: 191-204. Phonetic Spelling PROO-nus seh-roh-TEE-nuh This plant has medium severity poison characteristics. See below Description Why We Like It:Largo Bay is a smooth and sweet white rum with a hint of fruit. It’s an ideal drink. It is ideal for a variety of beverages, such as lime juice, cola, lemon-lime soda, and tropical ginger beer.

Flowers: Flower Color: Pink White Flower Inflorescence: Raceme Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Petals: 4-5 petals/rays Flower Size: < 1 inch Flower Description: 3-6 inches long pendulous racemes of many small fragrant white 5-petaled flowers that appear with the foliage in late April to May. Some prefer their drinks strong and bitter, while others prefer something sweet and fruity. However, there's one flavor that always catches people's attention: cherries. a b Rohrer, Joseph R. (2014). " Prunus serotina". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol.9. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Shi, Shuo; Li, Jinlu; Sun, Jiahui; Yu, Jing; Zhou, Shiliang (2013). "Phylogeny and classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae)". Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 55 (11): 1069–1079. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12095. ISSN 1744-7909. PMID 23945216. P.serotina is a host of caterpillars of various Lepidoptera. The eastern tent caterpillar defoliates entire groves some springs.Kalina M. Nowakowska; Aleksandra Halarewicz (2006). "Coleoptera found on neophyte Prunus serotina (Ehrh.) within forest community and open habitat" (PDF). Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities, Biology, Volume 9, Issue 1. Poulton JE (1988). "Localization and catabolism of cyanogenic glycosides". Ciba Foundation Symposium. Novartis Foundation Symposia. 140: 67–91. doi: 10.1002/9780470513712.ch6. ISBN 9780470513712. PMID 3073063. Prunus serotina subsp. hirsuta (Elliott) McVaugh (syn. Prunus serotina var. alabamensis (C. Mohr) Little) – southeastern United States Gleason, Henry A. and Arthur Cronquist. 1991. "Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, Second Edition." The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, New York.

Canada: NB , NS , ON , QCnortheast to Quebec south throughout the south also found in British Columbia and Washington. Fire Risk Rating: low flammability Wildlife Value: This plant provides nectar for pollinators and is a larval host plant for several species of butterflies. You may see Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) which has one flight from May-August, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), which has three flights from February-November in the deep south and March-September in the north, Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) which has many flights from January-October at the gulf coast getting shorter as you move north, Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) which has two to three broods May-September, and Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) has two broods from April-October. Fruits are eaten by songbirds, wild turkeys, quail, white-tailed deer and small mammals. Play Value: Wildlife Food Source Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): fire in the landscape. Edibility: Fruits are bitter but can be used to make jellies and jams. Dimensions: Height: 60 ft. 0 in. - 80 ft. 0 in. Width: 30 ft. 0 in. - 60 ft. 0 in. Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Native Plant Poisonous Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Conical Pyramidal Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: Low Texture: Mediuma b C. Stace. R. van der Meijden & I. de Kort (eds.). " Prunus serotina (Cherry, Rum)". Flora of NW Europe. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06.