Prunus americana American Plum
Native To: Regional Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 6.6-7.5
Form/Color Globular; 20'-35'; 20'-35' wide spread; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
pale golden yellow in fall; deciduous late Tolerance: tolerance.
May- late September; white flat-topped
clusters of flowers early through mid May; Urban Sensitive to soil compaction.
large fleshy plum-like red to purplish berry. Tolerance:
Habitat: Upland pastures, margins of woods,
fencerows, steep rocky hillsides,
streambanks, open oak woods. Ecosystem Very low wildlife value.
Services:
Hydrology: Very intolerant of flooding; moderately well
to excessive drainage; tolerates drought.
Ornamental Pale golden yellow fall color.
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Short lifespan.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 6.0-8.0
Form/Color Columnar to ovoid; 35'-50' wide spread; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
maroon green in spring; dark green in Tolerance: tolerance.
summer; yellow to orange in fall; white
flowers May- early June. Bark resembles Urban Intolerant of soil compaction.
burnt cornflakes. Tolerance:
Habitat: Rocky hillside, fence rows; borders of
wooded areas, abandoned fields, alluvial
bottomlands; found on sandy, acid back Ecosystem Very high wildlife value for songbirds
dunes soil and concrete debris. Services: and small mammals.
Hydrology: Well to moderately well drainage; very
intolerant of flooding.
Ornamental White flowers in spring, long raceme of
Value: purple fruit in summer. Compatibility:
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Common early succssional species
of open areas, eroded, open slopes,
Shade Intolerant of shade. burns, wildlife corridors.
Tolerance: