30 THE ADIRONDACK SPRUCE 
CHERRY 
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina, Ehrh.) is not com- 
mon in Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park, since measurements give 
an average of but one tree to twelve acres. It is most 
frequent along the line of the. old military road be- 
tween Lake Partlow and Gull Lake, where its presence 
is due to the light admitted by the cutting of the road. 
Black Cherry stands about midway in the scale of 
tolerance among the trees in the Park, and reaches its 
best development in fresh, deep soil. Its reproductive 
power is rather poor, but the rate of growth is fairly 
rapid. The average diameter of all trees measured 
was 15.6 inches, and the average rate of increase one 
inch in thirteen years. | 
| Black Cherry reaches a good height, and forms a 
long clear trunk and a well-developed crown. Its 
timber is more valuable than that of any other tree in 
the Park. 
