Cherry Cultivation

Cherry Cultivation

The cultivated forms are of the species sweet cherry to which most cherry cultivars belong, and the sour cherry, which is used mainly for cooking.

Timeline photos 07/12/2015

Eating cherry.

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Sour cherries are not usually eaten raw, but are widely used for preserves and other cooking uses.

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A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).

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Cherry other species, although having edible fruit, are not grown extensively for consumption, except in northern regions where the two main species will not grow.