If by eastern cherry, you mean Prunus serotina, there is a simple reason for its toxidity.
It contains a stuff called amygdalin, same as bitter almonds.
Amygdalin can be broken down into 5-6 % pure cyanide by an intestinal enzyme called beta-glycosidase. I'm not sure whether it is hydrogen or...
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