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SOLVED: It is in fact Prunus susquehanae, identified by the minutely pubescent twigs and glaucous undersides of the leaves.
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I suspect that this is in fact Prunus pumila, which is known to populate certain floodplain sandbars along the Connecticut River. This plant, however, was found along the ridgetop of Temple Woods, Greenfield (which borders the Connecticut River), but I've yet to settle on a definitive identification. Knowing how cherries get dispersed, it isn't much of a stretch of the imagination to think that some bird would "plant" the seeds upon the sunny cliffs. The next nearest species in the key would be Prunus susquehanae, but the leaves of some of these plants are nearly lanceolate, and they generally don't look like the P. susquehanae I've encountered in nearby barrens. Maybe this year I'll have my answer.
this is also one of her shots. the cube we used was just a fake rubik's cube. we've got to buy a new original cube.