Prunus serotina - Black Cherry

This is just one of the Black Cherries - Prunus serotina - you will find as you take this walk. This one, in the ditch adjacent to the driveway, is fairly large. In winter you can identify it by its distinctive bark and the black knot fungus in its upper branches. Black cherry is an interesting species, the wood of which is used for woodcarving and other woodworking.