. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 94 Common Trees FIRE CHERRY Prunus pennsylvanica, Linnaeus The Fire Cherry, also called Wild Red Cherry, Bird Cherry, and Pin Cherry, is a small tree seldom more than 30 feet high and 12 inches in diameter. The leaves are alternate, sometimes paired but never oppo- site each other. They are simple, 3 to 5 inches long and % to \% inches wide, finely toothed along margin, bright green and shiny on upper surface and paler below. The flowers appear about May, when leaves are partly developed. They are white, about Yi inch across and arranged in 4 to 5-flow
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 94 Common Trees FIRE CHERRY Prunus pennsylvanica, Linnaeus The Fire Cherry, also called Wild Red Cherry, Bird Cherry, and Pin Cherry, is a small tree seldom more than 30 feet high and 12 inches in diameter. The leaves are alternate, sometimes paired but never oppo- site each other. They are simple, 3 to 5 inches long and % to \% inches wide, finely toothed along margin, bright green and shiny on upper surface and paler below. The flowers appear about May, when leaves are partly developed. They are white, about Yi inch across and arranged in 4 to 5-flowered clusters. The fruit is a round juicy, light-red berry, about 34 of an inch in diameter. The skin is thick and the flesh sour. It ripens in July-August. The bark on young trunks is reddish- brown, rather smooth, marked by large horizontally elongated light - col- ored breathing pores (lenticels). The out- er bark peels off in thin layers and ex- poses the green bitter inner bark. The twigs are slender, smooth, and bright- red. They are marked with numerous pale to yellowish breathing pores, have a bitter taste and peculiar odor. The wood is light, soft, with light brown heartwood. The Fire Cherry is found from Newfoundland, British Columbia southward to Georgia, Tennessee and Colorado. York it is common north of the coastal region, but is gener- ally absent above 3,500 feet in the Adirondacks. The tree is common along fences, in abandoned fields and rocky woods, particularly on cut-over and burned-over areas. It is a short- lived tree of little commercial importance. It furnishes food for birds and other wild FIRE CHERRY. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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