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Explore the Black Cherry Tree: Nature's Delight

Discover the beauty and significance of the Black Cherry Tree, from its dark grey bark to the red fruits it bears. Learn about its wood, wildlife interactions, and environmental impact through engaging projects and observations. Engage with nature and uncover hidden treasures with the Black Cherry Tree as your guide.

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Explore the Black Cherry Tree: Nature's Delight

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  1. Black Cherry TreeScientific Name: Prunus serotina By: Lyric Boyd & Briana Harris

  2. Bark • Dark grey • Scaly • Gets old, gets rough

  3. Leaves • Dark green on top • Light green on bottom • Up to 5 in. long & 2 in. wide • Turn yellow to red in fall

  4. Fruits • Small • Change from orange to red to black • Many animals eat them

  5. Organisms Northern Flicker Promethea moth Fly

  6. Winter Pictures

  7. With Our Tree (Spring)

  8. Limiting Factors • Weather • People • Pollution • Competition

  9. Why We liked this project • Not staying in the classroom • Learning about nature • We learned about a new tree

  10. Wood description • Reddish brown with yellowish sapwood • Moderately heavy • Hard • Strong • Fine-grained • valuable

  11. Wood purpose • furniture and interior finish

  12. Interesting Facts • Also Known as the “wild cherry” • Usually a small tree but can grow up to 80 ft. • More birds eat from this tree than any other • 456 butterflies and moths lay their eggs on the black cherry • The fruit can be used to make jams, jellies, and liquors

  13. Our Poem Cherries Red round Growing swinging laying Winter tree trunk limbs Withering falling dying Black cherry ground

  14. How did our opinion change? • In the beginning, we just saw it as an opportunity to go outside. As time went on we watched our tree grow and change. It actually became very interesting to us. We learned a lot of interesting things about this tree. It changed a lot form Winter to Spring. In the winter, it had no leaves and just looked plain. In the Spring, it gained leaves and looked more appealing. Actually, we never knew that this tree existed until now.

  15. Works Cited • "Black Cherry." Black Cherry. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.

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