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Black Cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.)

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Trees III

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 16))

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The genus Prunus comprises approximately 400 species of trees and shrubs. Many species and cultivars are grown for their edible fruits, while others are planted for their ornamental value. Approximately 25 species are native to the United States, and of these 18 reach tree size. Black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) is the only member of this genus with commercial importance as a timber species in the United States (Fowells 1965).

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  1. Faculty of Forestry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, USA

    C. A. Maynard & A. P. Drew

  2. Department of Forest Sciences, Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, USA

    K. Kavanagh

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, NY, USA

    H. Fuernkranz

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Maynard, C.A., Kavanagh, K., Fuernkranz, H., Drew, A.P. (1991). Black Cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Trees III. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13231-9_1

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