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July 3, 2012
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Southeastern, New Hampshire
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I knew that there was a bunch of pin cherry trees growing along the path, but I had to wait until
the fruit appeared to be sure. There are quite a number of New England plants (19) in the
Prunus genus. Much more than Pin Cherry, Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) and
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina). In a few days, I'll be having my fill of Pin Cherry!
Key:
- Flowers and fruits borne on pedicels.
- Drupes (fruit) not grooved and not glaucous.
- Inflorescence a fascicle with 2-10 flowers (not a raceme).
- Leaf blade with teeth that possess a gland at the tip. Note: The gland is deciduous
at maturity. The leaf gland scar can be seen in the closeup in the last picture below.
- Leaf blades lanceolate, elliptic, elliptic-ovate, or elliptic-obovate (not broadly-rounded
or suborbicular). Branchlets lacking glandular hairs. 2-5 flowered fascicle.
- Drupes 5-7 mm in diameter.
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