Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Late August in the Triangle, and this Black Cherry is dropping fruit. Birds get there first, and they should. Hayden is standing under one of the hardest-working native trees we have. It feeds caterpillars in spring, birds in late summer, and it asks for almost nothing in return.

Watch to find out what byproduct from this tree put Raleigh, NC, on the map.

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