Took A Walk Today, Retro

[Radar67]

SD, here is the site I am pulling info from. If you scroll down on the left to the Rosaceae family, you will find black cherry.

http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/samuelson/dendrology/

The characteristics of this tree's leaves and twigs are almost identical to the one I have pictured.

Stew

[SwampDonkey]

Yup, well that is close to the description of ours except our leaves are a bit more lanceolate. But, the scaly mature bark and fruit and flowers match.

[SwampDonkey]

Last Year's Leaf from Black Cherry.



Here's a leaf sample from my trees.



Glands



Hairs along midrib toward the base of the leaf, on the underside.

[Radar67]

SD,
   Here are some more pictures. Is it Cherry?

Stew

[SwampDonkey]

Yup, but it sure is different than our black cherry. Yours seems to be smooth as black birch, ours is very rough because of the sense lenticels. I don't even see any brown hairs on the underside of leaves either, but your pictures aren't really close enough to see. I think I see the glands on a couple leaves though, they're like tiny warts on the stems. Usually 2, sometimes 1.

[Ron Wenrich]

Choke cherry.

[SwampDonkey]

I was reading Audubon's description of fall coloration on fire or pin cherry and they say it's bright yellow. All our fire/pin cherry turns bright red. When the sun hits it, it'll take the eyes out of your head.