Prunus serotina var eximia (Escarpment Black Cherry) Deer resistant flowers Notes Native bee friendly

flowers Notes Native bee friendly

Texas native American Beautyberry delivers

showing off its attractive plumes

It provides brilliant yellow fall color

Host plant Giant Eucosma moth and Bordered Patch butterfly

Prunus serotina var eximia (Escarpment Black Cherry) Deer resistant flowers Notes Native bee friendlyEscarpment Black Cherry is a distinct and isolated geographic variety of Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) found only in the calcareous soils of central Texas. Like the other varieties, it is prized for its attractive trunk and branches, showy spring blooms and summer fruits, and vivid yellow fall foliage. It is found primarily in wooded Hill Country canyons, slopes, and floodplains, in association with Ashe Juniper (Juniperus ashei), Escarpment Live Oak