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This tree has never had any cherries on it for the 8 years we have lived here. We cut down the peach tree right by it last year and now this tree is ...
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What kind of tree is this? #874305
Asked June 23, 2024, 2:50 PM EDT
This tree has never had any cherries on it for the 8 years we have lived here. We cut down the peach tree right by it last year and now this tree is bearing cherries, I think. I would like to know if these are edible.
Garrett County Maryland
Expert Response
Hi- this appears to be a cherry tree, more likely a tart cherry than a sweet cherry.
The bark of mature native black cherry trees is rough, reddish-brown, and plate-like, and the mature fruits are purple-black.
Fruit production is greatly reduced when fruiting cherry trees are shaded. Removing the peach may have opened the cherry tree to more sunlight.
Jon
The bark of mature native black cherry trees is rough, reddish-brown, and plate-like, and the mature fruits are purple-black.
Fruit production is greatly reduced when fruiting cherry trees are shaded. Removing the peach may have opened the cherry tree to more sunlight.
Jon
