WorldFloraDB - Prunus serotina var. rufula

Characteristics

Twigs glabrous or hairy, hairs rusty brown or gray. Leaves: petiole (2–)4–10(–15) mm, glabrous or sparsely to densely hairy, sometimes glandular at petiole-blade junction; blade usually elliptic or oblong, rarely ovate or obovate, 2–5.2(–7.4 on long shoots) × 1.1–2.6(–3.8) cm, leathery, apex usually acute, rarely abruptly acute, abaxial surface usually densely hairy along midribs proximally, sometimes glabrous. Inflorescences: rachises (25–)35–70(–102) mm.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

6.0 - 10.5

Root system

fibrous-root

Rooting depth (meter)

0.3

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	animal food dye food medicinal vertebrate poison
Edible	fruits seeds
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-40
Optimum temperature (C°)	10 - 22
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288038-2
WFO ID	wfo-0001013922
COL ID	5QYRZ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Padus rufula Prunus virens Prunus rufula Prunus parksii Prunus salicifolia var. acutifolia Prunus serotina var. rufula Prunus virens var. rufula Prunus serotina var. virens

WorldFloraDB 2024

Prunus serotina var. rufula (Wooton & Standl.) Mcvaugh

Black cherry (en)

Variety