One you didn't ask about is Prunus Serotina, or the American black
cherry, better known as a source of furniture wood. I used to live near
a couple of mature black cherries in Princeton NJ. The fruit is just a
thin layer over a pit that's about the same size as the pit of a Bing
cherry, so I have no idea how you could process it, but I used to eat
them every season. I'd just pick up a handful from the ground, suck off
the pulp and spit out the pit. They are a little bitter, but have a
strong and pleasant cheery flavor, and I was very fond of them. I wish I
could find jam or juice or something made from them, but cherry products
labeled "black cherry" are made from sweet black cherries, not from the
species "black cherry".
Ginda
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