WILD RED CHERRY; BIRD CHERRY; PIN CHERRY (Prunus 

 Fennsylvanica, Linn.). 20 to 40 feet. Slender, narrow, 

 round-headed tree with regular, horizontal branches. Bark 

 smooth, shining, red-brown, broken into curling, horizontal 

 plates, containing long slits, the lenticels prominent on twigs. 

 Wood pale, close-grained, soft. Leaves slender, taper- 

 pointed, finely serrate, 3 to 4 inches long, thin, lustrous, bright 

 green above, paler beneath, turning yellow. Flowers white, 

 in scant, lateral clusters, in May, all parts distinct. Fruit 

 pea-size, clear red, shining, juicy, sour, on stems 1 inch long. 

 Dist.: Rocky woods, Newfoundland to Georgia; west to 

 llocky Mountains. 



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