Cherry

A cherry is a drupe, a fleshy fruit that has a single hard stone enclosing a seed. It belongs to the family Rosaceae and genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, and apricots. Sweet and tart cherries are different species, avium and cerasus respectively.

(Formation of the cherry fruit - beginning of may (France))

See also

• Morello Cherry
• Fruit trees
• Fruit tree forms
• Pruning fruit trees
• Fruit tree propagation
• Trees of Britain