Black cherry trees grow 24 to 36 inches per season and can begin bearing fruit once they reach maturity.
You can identify mature black cherries by their bark.
A mature tree's bark is gray and has a scaly, cracked appearance.
The typical lifespan of a cherry tree is as short as 16 to 20 years.
Some species are longer lived than others.
Black cherry trees (Prunus serotina) live up to 250 years, although the average lifespan of a black cherry is 100 years.
