Talk:Prunus serotina

Fruit color
The difference in fruit color is hardly reliable, as there a chokecherry cultivars with black, red, or yellow fruits. Elakazal 00:24, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Whiskey Cherry??? Wild Black Cherry has been commonly called Rum Cherry by many as it was used to make rum. I have never heard it called Whiskey Cherry ever until this Wikipeda article. I have read many articles on from universities and other creditable sources which refer to it as Rum Cherry and again never Whiskey Cherry. The University of Minnesota's extension service has posts from master gardeners with great insight on this interesting tree. After researching the pros and cons of this tree I planted 6 to replace the buckthorn I removed from my back yard. They are doing great - now I just need a recipe for rum and I will be all set.

Sample article with Rum Cherry reference but no Whiskey: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/prunus/serotina.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.131.149.147 (talk) 23:10, 10 July 2007‎ (UTC)

thickness of wild cherry bark
does the thickness affect the active constituent of the drug wild cherry bark

this is not my opinion, it was recovered from the main page:

The image shown is not the bark of a black cherry tree. Yes, from looking at other sites I'd have to agree--so it needs to be corrected (Cherry bark is smoother, yes?). (THe photo of leaves/blossoms looks okay.) Hey, it's wild cherry, and goes by other names--this is the cough drop you ate as a kid. I came here to find info because I can't trust the grocery to sell me the right stuff. Surely all those boring garden shows have oodles of experts that could help; alas, they aren't computer geeks. I wanted to know why black cherry is different from regular cherry trees, etc.70.241.3.192 13:53, 28 October 2006 (UTC) Al1encas1no 23:55, 28 October 2006 (UTC)


 * (This is my first post on a talk page at wikipedia, so tell me if i'm doing this right) I'm not a professional, but I can do tree identification pretty well after studing ecology for a couple of years. I'm alost certain that that is a correct image of a mature Black Cherry's bark.The bark looks much thinner on younger trees though, and that was probobly what you saw on the other sites. And for the other question, "Wild Cherry" is the asian species, it's the one we use for cough drops and food. Black Cherry is pretty much inediable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Masebrock (talk) 19:40, 4 November 2006‎ (UTC)

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Cherry Colour
A section refers to the purple colour being a distinguishing factor, comparing with choke-cherries as being usually red. This is plain old not true - choke cherries when mature are generally dark red to purple too. I am amending the article to reflect this. Halogenated (talk) 01:19, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Questionable Unreferenced Claim
78.147.6.186 added that "The black cherry is a type of fruit which is commonly used instead of glacier cherries in order to achieve a less sweet taste the significance of this is often most appreciated in cakes which involve dark chocolate such as a black forest gateau and as garnishes to drinks like cocktails". Besides the fact that the user didn't place the sentence in the right section and the fact that it is grammatically incorrect, I was unable to confirm the claim. The user also didn't provide a source. I think its reasonable to hold the claim in question do to these reasons. I improved the grammar and added it to the write section. If anybody thinks the claim is untrue or thinks it should be removed please do so.Chhe (talk) 15:55, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I've left a message for the user on their talk page and added a citation request. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  ((⊕)) 16:03, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

In the same vein, I think the poster about cakes and pies is mixing up black cherry, Prunus serotina, a US native, with http://www.nps.gov/shen/naturescience/sweet_cherry.htm sweet cherry, Prunus avium, a European import that is also sometimes called black cherry. Perhaps this is the original poster's reference: http://wizzley.com/black-cherry-prunus-serotina/.

I'd hate to make a pie out of Prunus serotina black cherries. They're tiny (about the size of a pencil eraser) and consist of a thin layer of fruit and skin over a seed that makes up most of the volume. I'd have to include the whole fruit and seed in a pie (eaters beware!) or somehow extract the juice and use it to flavor a pie filled with apples or pears. But I am not dogmatic and would love to hear, if someone has made a Prunus serotina fruit pie, how they did it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.126.132.241 (talk) 21:16, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Meters vs Feet
What the Hell is a meter? No one in the USA uses the metric system. How about useing feet and inches for the 90 percent who read this website?--68.118.201.68 (talk) 03:49, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:31, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, the majority of English speakers in the world use the metric system and we in the USA do also. Got any 2 liter drinks in house? Medicines are in milligrams, etc. That said, I've added conversion templates for the metrically-challenged.

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