[vc_row content_text_aligment="" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] American Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) Prunus serotina, commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous woody plant species belonging to the genus Prunus. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Black cherry is closely related to the chokecherry (Prunus virginiana); chokecherry, however, is classified as a shrub or small