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Cherry Varieties and Cultivation Guide

The document discusses cherries and cherry trees. It defines cherries as the juicy fruit of plants from the Prunus genus. It notes that commercially available cherries typically come from a limited number of species, especially cultivars of the sweet cherry Prunus avium. The name "cherry" can refer both to the fruit and the tree itself, and is sometimes used for related flowering trees like almonds. Wild cherries generally refer to uncultivated cherry species, though Prunus avium is often called "wild cherry" in the British Isles.

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Cherry Varieties and Cultivation Guide

The document discusses cherries and cherry trees. It defines cherries as the juicy fruit of plants from the Prunus genus. It notes that commercially available cherries typically come from a limited number of species, especially cultivars of the sweet cherry Prunus avium. The name "cherry" can refer both to the fruit and the tree itself, and is sometimes used for related flowering trees like almonds. Wild cherries generally refer to uncultivated cherry species, though Prunus avium is often called "wild cherry" in the British Isles.

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blossom", etc.

Wild Cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside of cultivation,
although Prunus "Cherry tree" redirects here. For story about George Washington's honesty,
see Parson Weems#The cherry-tree anecdote.
Prunus avium, sweet cherry, also called wild cherry
The cherry is the juicy fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species such
as cultivars of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree, and
is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus Prunus, as in
"ornamental cherry", "cherry blossom", etc. Wild Cherry may refer to any of the cherry species
growing outside of cultivation, although Prunus "Cherry tree" redirects here. For story about George
Washington's honesty, see Parson Weems#The cherry-tree anecdote.


Prunus avium, sweet cherry, also called wild cherry
The cherry is the juicy fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species such
as cultivars of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree, and
is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus Prunus, as in
"ornamental cherry", "cherry blossom", etc. Wild Cherry may refer to any of the cherry species
growing outside of cultivation, although Prunus avium is often referred to specifically by the name
"wild cherry" in the British Isles.

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