Prunus serotina Rosaceae Leaves are simple, alternate, deciduous, elliptical and finely toothed with brown hair on the midrib and a pair of glands on the petiole near the leaf base.
Twigs are red-brown with a waxy bloom.
Bark is black-red and smooth with horizontal lenticels when young, becoming flaky and scaly with age. Flowers are white. Fruit is a purple-black drupe. Intolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge.