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Can you please ID this shrub/tree for me?

Zone6 NewEnglander

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Hello,

I lived in zone 6b, Massachusetts. The shrub/tree was there before we purchased the house; it grow fast, from 7-10 feet high two years ago to about 12-15 feet now.

Not sure if it is a tree or shrub...can anyone please tell me what it is? Some of the leaves have red tips growing from it, which I found unique. Thanks very much.

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Comments (7)

Embothrium
5 years ago
Prunus serotina. The things on the leaves are galls or other aberrations resulting from infestation by something.
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Prunus serotina/Black cherry is a large tree and will seed around a fair amount. The galls on the leaf aren’t unusual here in New England. If this isn’t a good spot for a large tree, I would get it removed sooner rather than later for ease of removal and cost reasons. As you noticed, it does grow quickly.

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Embothrium
5 years ago
Unless the tree predates the fence a bird sitting on the fence is probably why the tree is right there.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
5 years ago
in flower.. a huge tree can reek of the magnificent aroma of wet ugly dirty gym socks.. lol ...

btw.. a vast majority of galls are cosmetic in nature ... and in no way harm the tree long term .. i mean really .. their life span is limited to when the leaves fall off ..

the cherry themselves are maybe a quarter inch.. and are 95% pit ... and i am pretty sure the birds use them a laxative ... usually using gutters and fence.. etc.. as places to deposit prefertilized seed ...

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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
5 years ago
Interesting about the scent, Ken. Our woodland edges have a lot of these, and I have never noticed an unpleasant scent (unlike callery pears which do reek.)
kitasei
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I know these are considered weed trees by many, but I find them beautiful - bark, blossom, and casually graceful form. If you need a medium size tree, you could do worse.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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i have maybe a dozen P. s. ....huge trees on my 5 acres ... imo.. there is nothing wrong or bad about the individual trees ...

but the millions of seedling trees can be problematic ...

ken

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