Fire Cherry

Fire Cherry
(Prunus pensylvanica L.f.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 3" - 5" long, with tapering or rounded base and sharp-pointed tips, sharply toothed margins, shining green and smooth on both sides.

fire cherry Rosaceae Prunus pensylvanica L. f.   symbol: PRPE2
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Fire Cherry [English]: Prunus pensylvanica
Fire Cherry [English]: Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica
Fire Chief Nicholas Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Fire Chief Nicholas'
Fire Chief Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Fire Chief' ...

Fire Cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica)
Fire Dragon (Acalypha wilkersiana 'Louisiana Red')
Fire Thorn (Pyracantha coccinea 'Mohave')
Fire Thorn (Pyracantha 'Fiery Cascade')
Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea)
Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea 'Wyattii') ...

pensylvanica, from the Latin, "of Pennsylvania"
Common Name from the small fruits
Other common names include Fire Cherry, Bird Cherry, Wild Red Cherry, Northern Pin Cherry, Pigeon Cherry, cerisier de Pennsylvanie (Qué), pilvikirsikka (Fin) ...

Prunus pensylvanica - Pin Cherry; Fire Cherry
Prunus persica - Peach
Prunus pumila - Sand Cherry
Prunus salicifolia - Willow-leaf Cherry
Prunus serotina - Black Cherry
Prunus serrulata - Japanese Cherry
Prunus spinosa - European Sloe ...

See also: Cherry, Black Cherry, May, Green, Choke Cherry