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The Bitter Cherry can be anywhere from shrub size to a 42' tree, with thin, shiny red bark and scattered white spots on the young twigs. The main trunk is smooth, dak reddish brown, while branches and smaller trunks are silvery. The blooms are small cream-colored flowers produced near the branch tips. It's bitter, bright red fruit is very small and has a pointed pit.
To sprout the seeds, place fresh seeds in a plastic bag filled with moist but not wet mix of 1/3 sand, 1/3 soil, 1/3 humus, and refrigerate for 3 months, and then plant the seeds in a deep container with soil mix kept moist.
