Cherry

A small stone fruit from a tree of the Prunus genus, grown in temperate climates worldwide; there are two principal types: sour and sweet; both types are generally available fresh, dried, canned and frozen.

Cherries are members of the Rosaceae family, subfamily Prunoideae. They occupy the Cerasus subgenus within Prunus, being fairly distinct from their stone fruit relative\\\'s plums, apricots, peaches, and almonds. Prunus avium L. is the Sweet Cherry, and Prunus cerasus L. the Sour, Pie, or Tart Cherry.


Origin:

• Sweet Cherry originated in the area between the Black and Caspian seas of Asia Minor.
• Sour Cherry originated in northern Iran and Turkmenistan.

Sour Cherry: Medium sized tree with a rounder, more spreading habit than the erect sweet cherry. Kept less than 15 ft in cultivation. Leaves elliptic with acute tips mildly serrate margins, smaller than sweet cherry, with long petioles.

A drupe same as for sweet cherry. Sour cherries generally have lower sugars and higher organic acid contents than sweet cherries, giving them their distinct flavor. They are generally bright red in color, and exhibit less color variation than sweets. ‘Montmorency\\\' produces about 2/3 of fruit laterally on longer wood, and 1/3 on spurs. Sour cherries require only about 2-3 months for fruit development. No thinning is required.

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