Pin Cherry, Southwestern CT

[RyanLeClair]

Hey all, just measured what I think is a Prunus pensylvanica. Height = ~31.5 ft, CBH = 91 inches. The 91 inch circumference seems substantial. For comparison, the Nat'l Champion pin cherry has a CBH of 56 inches (but is 3X as tall), and the largest P. pensylvanica in NC has a 51-inch circumference.

This is the first hardwood I've ever measured for height, so take that measurement with a grain of salt. I'm almost certain this is a pin cherry--its leaves and bark fit the description--but I may have to wait until spring to verify that. Some photos will be up soon.

[RyanLeClair]

Sorry, ~36 ft. height for the pin cherry

[Joe]

can you post a photo of it?
Joe

[RyanLeClair]

Here are a couple of pictures of the tree. It's growing right alongside a classic New England stone wall.

[RyanLeClair]

Here's a photo of the trunk. It's rife with lenticels.

[Steve Galehouse]

Ryan-

I think you'll have to inspect the tree in leaf to be sure---it could be either Prunus avium or P. cerasus, both are European species that often escape cultivation and appear native.

Steve

[Will Blozan]

Ryan,

I agree with Steve- definitey NOT a pin cherry. Sorry.

Will

[RyanLeClair]

Thanks guys for the ID help. It probably is a Prunus avium, the Google Image results look like a match.

[KoutaR]

Ryan,

It looks very similar to Prunus avium in Europe.

Kouta

[RyanLeClair]

Kouta,

It may be Prunus avium, but the leaves don't seem to match. Prunus avium leaves seem to be more elliptical with noticeably acuminate tips, while the leaves of this CT tree (from memory) are more lanceolate, without the acuminate tip.