Sour Cherry/Pie Cherry/Tart Cherry
Prunus cerasus
CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf
HABIT/SIZE Small to medium tree from 8 to 15 feet tall; shrubby; limbs are slender and tend to sag
LEAVES Simple; alternate; three inches long; elliptic to ovate with leaves ending in pointed tips; serrated margins; glossy dark green
FLOWER White or pink with five petals; grouped in clusters; self-fertile
FRUIT/SEED/CONE Red to dark red drupe with long stalks
BARK Grey-brown or red-brown with lenticels as a young tree; scale-like in maturity