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Facts about Black Cherry• Birds and mammals that eat black cherries:

American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Bluebird, European Starling and many more.

• Berries form in late spring• Can get parasites such as Honey Mushroom,

Tinder Polypore, and Chicken Mushroom.• White-tailed Deer, Eastern Cottontail, mice, and

Meadow Voles all eat Black Cherry seedlings• Animals spread seeds through “poop”• Medicines, including cough medicine, is made

from Black Cherry• sometimes considered a weed• Home to many pests like borers, scales, tent

caterpillars and aphids