Sweet cherry
Prunus avium
Sweet cherry is often cultivated as a flowering tree. Its size makes it more suited for a park tree than a street or garden tree. The bark is smooth purplish-brown on young trees and thick dark black-brown on old trees. In the fall, the leaves turn orange, pink or red before falling. The hard, reddish-brown wood is used for woodturning, cabinets and musical instruments.
Cherry trees produce beautiful flowers in spring. The leaves are alternate, simple and ovoid, 3 to 6 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide.
Location | Points | C.B.H. | Height | Crown |
14 Milltown Rd., Wilmington | 294 | 201 | 81 | 49 |
606 N Church St., Wilmington | 224 | 101 | 103 | 81 |
Hagley Museum, Wilmington | 212 | 116 | 85 | 45 |