pin cherry

The pin cherry, also known as wild red cherry, is a small, often shrubby, and shallow-rooted American wild cherry tree (Prunus pensylvanica). It produces small white flowers in short clusters and bears bright red, acidic fruit. The pin cherry belongs to the Prunus genus, which includes over 400 species of flowering shrubs and trees in the rose family, native to northern temperate regions. This genus also encompasses economically important fruits like almonds, peaches, plums, cherries, and apricots, as well as ornamental species. Cherries are fleshy drupes, or stone fruits, with sweet and tart varieties grown for consumption. Some cherry species are also cultivated for their ornamental flowers and prized for their dark red wood used in furniture making.1234