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A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet Prunus avium and the sour Prunus cerasus. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree and its wood, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar ...
Prunus padus, known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a flowering plant in the rose family. It is a species of cherry, a deciduous small tree or large shrub up to 16 metres (52 ft) tall. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus, which have flowers in racemes. It is native to northern Europe and northern and northeast ...
Prunus cerasoides, commonly known as the wild Himalayan cherry or sour cherry is a species of deciduous cherry tree in the family Rosaceae. Its range extends in the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh in north-central India, to south-western China, Burma and Thailand. In India the tree is widely revered in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year's cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 ...
El Cerezo en Flor [ es] is a cherry blossom festival that takes place annually in Valle del Jerte, in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura. More than 1500 cherry fruit trees bloom in the valley between approximately March 15 and April 10, starting with trees lower down in the valley. The flowers last about 10 days.
March 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM. WASHINGTON — Stumpy, a scraggly Japanese cherry blossom tree whose few skinny branches flower every spring to the delight of residents and tourists alike, is on its ...
Prunus semperflorens Ehrh. Prunus cerasus ( sour cherry, [3] tart cherry, or dwarf cherry [4]) is a species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus ( cherries ), native to much of Europe, North Africa and West Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ), but has a fruit that is more acidic. Its sour pulp is edible.
Prunus wildeniana Koehne. Prunus serrulata or Japanese cherry [2] is a species of cherry tree that grows naturally in Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, and it also refers to a cultivar produced from Prunus speciosa (Oshima cherry), a cherry tree endemic in Japan. [3] [4] Historically, the Japanese have developed many cultivars by selective ...