Cherry Trees for Fruit
One of the best-known trees that produce berries is the cherry tree. Cherry trees grow in slightly acidic soil, preferring a pH of around 6.2 to 6.8.
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sour cherry
With 'North Star Pie' sour cherry, you can't believe how many deliciously tart cherries you'll get from even one little tree. This is the flavor you want for pies, cobblers, cooking and freezing.
Cherry blossoms
Puffs of cherry blossoms are the surest sign that spring has sprung. This fast-growing yoshino flowering cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) can reach 40 feet; it's the same variety that's planted around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.
Cherry leaf scorch and leaf spot
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name for several species of trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus (a few are sometimes classed as Padus) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for their fruits.
An exceptional self-fertile sweet cherry with large dark red or black fruit. White flowers appear in mid-spring followed by delicious juicy cherries which are ready for picking in late July.
Very unusual. 3" black-cherry red trumpets are borne throughout summer on an upright sprawling shrub.
Light: Full sun
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Cherry Elaeagnus, Oleaster, Thorny Elaeagnus
Trouble-free and fast-growing when young, these rugged, evergreen and deciduous shrubs thrive in heat, aridity, wind and poor soils.
Cherry Plum (P. cerasifera): The species is not widely grown, but a few purple-leafed cultivars are popular. Plums are not as particular about soil as flowering cherries, but will not tolerate waterlogged soils for long periods.
Pin cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
A shrub to small tree, usually 1 to 5 metres tall, but can reach 12 metres in height.
Wild Cherry
Wild cherry information
Wild cherry - Prunus spp. (in the Rosaceae or Rose family) ...
Pin Cherry
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Wintercherry or locally called Orobal is native of the Canary Islands and the Arabian region.
Choke Cherry
Prunus virginiana L.
Family: Rosaceae, Rose
Genus: Prunus ...
Brush Cherry Bonsai
Brush cherries Bonsai - Eugenia sp. or Syzygium sp
Brush cherries - Eugenia sp. or Syzygium sp.
Pruning Cherry Trees:
Like other plants, pruning your cherry tree is healthy for it. This should be done by early spring, before the new year's growth begins.
Cherry Laurel
(Prunus laurocerasus LINN.)
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"Cherry Bells"
Spotted Bellflower,
aka Chinese Rampion
Campanula punctata "Cherry Bells" produces a half-foot to full-foot tall clump of basal leaves that can spread quite rapidly into a dense groundcover.
Sand Cherry, Western Sand Cherry PROO-nus BES-se-i
Deciduous shrub, suckering, spreading, to 4-6 ft (1.2-1.6 m) tall and wide. Leaves alternate, simple, oval, oval-lanceolate, occasionally obovate, 4.5-6.5 cm long, 1-2.
Fire Cherry
(Prunus pensylvanica L.f.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 3" - 5" long, with tapering or rounded base and sharp-pointed tips, sharply toothed margins, shining green and smooth on both sides.
Black cherry flowers are small, white, five-petaled flowers borne on finger-size panicles produced at the ends of branches. The pea-size, red-changing-to-black, berries appear in August and are sometimes used for jellies or wine making.
Brush Cherry
Scientific Name: Syzygium paniculatum Banks ex Gaertn.
Synonym: Eugenia myrtifolia
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Healthy cherry leaves contain prunasin, a cyanide precursor that in itself is non-toxic. When the leaves are damaged, the prunasin molecule is split and free cyanide (also called prussic acid or hydrocyanic acid) is liberated.
Yoshino cherry originated around 1870 in Tokyo as a natural hybrid. It grows larger than most flowering cherries, and sets some fruit, albeit small and plain. Later in spring you can see Hisakura and Kwanzan cherries open their pinker, larger flowers.
Catalina cherry has toothed leaves that are not prickly like those of P. ilicifolia and in fact mature leaves may be practically smooth-edged. The flowers are in long spikes as with P. ilicifolia; the fruit is a black edible cherry with large stones.
Carolina cherry laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree with shiny green leaves and bowl-shaped, fragrant white flowers borne in dense clusters in spring. The fruit is lustrous, cherry-like, and black.
'Cherry Chief'
Cherry Chief Sage
Description
Salvia is the largest genus in the mint family. This group of plants have approximately 900 species of annuals, perennials, and soft wooded shrubs.
Weeping Cherry
Top-grafted cherry with graceful hanging branches. Bears numerous mall pink flowers in spring. If vertical branches are not pruned, it can revert to an upright growth habit.
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Jerusalem Cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
December 21,1997 Sharlene Floam wrote: Hi there! Received a Jerusalem Cherry - know it is poisonous - no animals or little ones near by - would like to know the care it takes?
The Barbados cherry is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 15 feet tall with wide spread branches and evergreen oval leaves. The leaves are evergreen, simple, 0.5-15 cm long, with an entire, wavy margin.
Clammy Ground Cherry
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Cornus mas has an abundance of small yellow flowers on naked twigs in February. These are tiny and beautiful, and they have a fresh, almost acidic fragrance.
Notes
Jerusalem-cherry is an indoor ornamental grown for its colorful berries. Children or family pets that ingest moderate amounts of leaf or berry material may experience abdominal pains, gastroenteritis and vomiting.
False Jerusalem cherry, Christmas cherry, winter cherry
Solanum capsicastrum
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Tropaeolum majus 'Cherry Rose' has rose red flowers on compact trailing plants. They look great in the vegetable, herb or ornamental garden. Nasturtium leaves, flowers and seeds are edible and add a peppery taste to salads and vinegars.
Origin: The capulin cherry is native and common throughout the Valley of Mexico from Sonora to Chiapas and Veracruz and possibly western Guatemala.
( Cherry Glo African Violet )
These compact, rosetted, evergreen perennials, grown as indoor plants, can be tricky and may require some special attention. Heart-shaped leaves (to 2") are medium green and pubescent.
Red Brazil cherry has tolerance for drought and grows in almost any type of soil.
No tolerance for salt.
This tropical plant can successfully be grown in pots indoors in the cooler zones. Indoors, misting of the plants is helpful in winter.
The plump, roundish cherries, which are substantially larger than those produced by black cherry, choke cherry or pin cherry, are mature when they turn a deep blackish purple.
Additional Comments: The Native Americans had many uses for Wild Cherry bark including a tea made from the inner bark to ease labour pains, diarrhoea and lung problems. Chinese physicians prescribe Prunus yedoensis for coughs.
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See more information and pictures about Surinam cherry, as contained in the Langeland/Burks book, Identification & Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas.
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The cherries sold fresh in most markets are sweet cherries -- they have a thick, rich, almost plumlike texture and sweet taste.
Cherry Tomato
A variety of tomato that is usually an inch or less in diameter, has a bright red or yellow color, and a sweet tomato flavor. However, the yellow variety is not as flavorful as the red variety.
cherrybark oak Fagaceae Quercus pagoda Raf. symbol: QUPA5
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'Cherry Bomb' - Orange-red blooms adorn this plant.
'Coral Glow' - A form with pink-orange blooms, this cultivar blooms in midsummer.
'Peach Glow' - This selection is special due to its orange-pink flowers which appear in summer.
'Cherry Cheeks'
This award-winning variety features bold, cherry-pink flowers in mid to late summer.
Bloom season: Mid to late summer ...
Naden cherry. Japanese: Naden or Musha Zakura. The Takasago name refers to a classical song that praises the cherry blossoms of Takasago Island (Taiwan). Others say Takasago means "Good health and long life.
44. Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica
leaf
8-15 cm long, 2-3 cm wide.
shape lanceolate.
margin erose.
glands present on the petiole.
AFRICAN CHERRY-ORANGE - The genus Citropsis, Tropical African small, thorny trees belonging to the Rue Family (Rutaceae). They bear cherry-like clusters of small fruits of attractive odor and flavor, and may be grown as ornamental plants.
Sargent cherry (P. sargentii)
Clusters of frilly, single, dusky pink flowers; deep bronze-coloured leaves; dark red bark; outstanding fall colour; mid-season. Uright, spreading branches form rounded crown; Zone 4.
Chokecherry is found almost from coast to coast across the central and northern United States and southern Canada. Chokecherry berries are an important wildlife food and humans have eaten their berries for millennia.
Higan cherry blossoms soak up the sun against a blue spring sky. Download a large version (800x600) of this image.
Culture
Higan cherry grows fast, but is usually rather short lived.
Light: Does best in full sun.
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Cornelian Cherry rarely reaches sufficient height to be an effective shade tree, but it is useful as a small garden specimen, patio tree or landscape accent tree. Its flaking, mottled bark is quite attractive.
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Cornus mas
Small tree with arching branches that can reach 20-25' tall. Known for its frothy display of yellow flowers presented on bare twigs in early spring, and bright red cherry-like drupes in summer.
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1275 Allamanda Cherry Jubilee
Unusual cherry flowers, fragrant. Very special variety. Large plant, blooming size.
3 gal pots, large plants
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From candy sweet cherry tomatoes to meaty beefsteaks to the rich-flavored classics, the variety of heirloom tomato plants available to home gardeners is astounding.
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