Black Cherry
- cherries are bittersweet, occur in long clusters
- cherry is shiny, has a single, spherical stone
- leaf is blunt-toothed, widest below middle
- underside of leaf has red hairs on midrib
- tree grows as high as a six-story building
WARNING:
The cherry stones are poisonous.
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Look-alikes in Ontario
Various species of buckthorn (Rhamnus) have similar-looking berries that are inedible or toxic. They differ in that they are multi-stemmed shrubs rather than trees, and the berries are less shiny and typically contain more than one seed.
See also chokecherry.
See also chokecherry.