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{{short description|Fruit of some plants of the genus Prunus}}
{{Other uses}}{{Not to be confused with|Chery}}{{redirect2|Cherry tree|cherry wood|other uses|Cherry tree (disambiguation)|and|Cherrywood (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Cherry season (48216568227).jpg|thumb|Red cherries with stems]]

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

Commercial cherries are obtained from [[cultivar]]s 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 [[almond]]s and visually similar flowering trees in the genus ''Prunus'', as in "[[Ornamental plant|ornamental]] cherry" or "[[cherry blossom]]". '''Wild cherry''' may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside cultivation, although ''Prunus avium'' is often referred to specifically by the name "wild cherry" in the British Isles.

== Botany ==
=== True cherries ===
{{main|Prunus subg. Cerasus|l1=''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''}}
[[File:Italienische Süßkirschen.JPG|thumb|''[[Prunus avium]]'', sweet cherry]]
[[File:Black Che.jpg|thumb|''[[Prunus cerasus|P. cerasus]]'', sour cherry]]
[[File:Cereza_del_valle_del_Jerte-(DavidDaguerro).JPG|thumb|''Prunus avium'' from [[Province_of_Cáceres|Cáceres]]. The variety ''[[Picota_cherry|Picota]]'' is famous for its quality]]
[[File:Stablo trešnje Germersdorfer u cvatu.jpg|thumb|Germersdorfer variety cherry tree in blossom]]

''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus'' contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known as true cherries<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shuo|last2=Li|first2=Jinlu|last3=Sun|first3=Jiahui|last4=Yu|first4=Jing|last5=Zhou|first5=Shiliang|date=2013|title=Phylogeny and Classification of Prunus sensu lato (Rosaceae)|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jipb.12095|journal=Journal of Integrative Plant Biology|language=en|volume=55|issue=11|pages=1069–1079|doi=10.1111/jipb.12095|pmid=23945216|bibcode=2013JIPB...55.1069S |issn=1744-7909|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and distinguished by having a single winter [[Axillary bud|bud per axil]], by having the [[flower]]s in small [[corymb]]s or [[umbel]]s of several together (occasionally solitary, e.g. [[Prunus serrula|''P.&nbsp;serrula'']]; some species with short [[raceme]]s, e.g. ''[[Prunus maackii|P.&nbsp;maacki]]''), and by having smooth fruit with no obvious groove.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=''Cerasus'' in Flora of China|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=106151|access-date=2021-02-14|website=eFloras.org}}</ref> Examples of true cherries are:
* ''[[Prunus apetala]]'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Franch. & Sav. – clove cherry
* ''[[Prunus avium]]'' (L.) L. – sweet cherry, wild cherry, mazzard or gean
* ''[[Prunus campanulata]]'' Maxim. – Taiwan cherry, Formosan cherry or bell-flowered cherry
* ''[[Prunus canescens]]'' Bois. – grey-leaf cherry
* ''[[Prunus cerasus]]'' L. – sour cherry
* ''[[Prunus emarginata]]'' (Douglas ex Hook.) Walp. – Oregon cherry or bitter cherry
* ''[[Prunus fruticosa]]'' Pall. – European dwarf cherry, dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry
* ''[[Prunus incisa]]'' Thunb. – Fuji cherry
* ''[[Prunus jamasakura]]'' Siebold ex Koidz. – Japanese mountain cherry or Japanese hill cherry
* ''[[Prunus leveilleana]]'' (Koidz.) Koehne – Korean mountain cherry
* ''[[Prunus maackii]]'' Rupr. – Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry
* ''[[Prunus mahaleb]]'' L. – Saint Lucie cherry, rock cherry, perfumed cherry or mahaleb cherry
* ''[[Prunus maximowiczii]]'' Rupr. – Miyama cherry or Korean cherry
* ''[[Prunus nipponica]]'' Matsum. – Takane cherry, peak cherry or Japanese alpine cherry
* ''[[Prunus pensylvanica]]'' L.f. – pin cherry, fire cherry, or wild red cherry
* ''[[Prunus pseudocerasus]]'' Lindl. – Chinese sour cherry or Chinese cherry
* ''[[Prunus rufa]]'' Wall ex Hook.f. – Himalayan cherry
* ''[[Prunus rufoides]]'' C.K.Schneid. – tailed-leaf cherry
* ''[[Prunus sargentii]]'' Rehder – northern Japanese hill cherry, northern Japanese mountain cherry or Sargent's cherry
* ''[[Prunus serrula]]'' Franch. – paperbark cherry, birch bark cherry or Tibetan cherry
* ''[[Prunus serrulata]]'' Lindl. – Japanese cherry, hill cherry, Oriental cherry or East Asian cherry
* ''[[Prunus speciosa]]'' (Koidz.) Ingram – Oshima cherry
* ''[[Prunus takesimensis]]'' Nakai – Ulleungdo cherry
* ''[[Prunus yedoensis]]'' Matsum. – Yoshino cherry or Tokyo cherry

=== Bush cherries ===
{{main|Prunus sect. Microcerasus}}
[[File:Вишня войлочная 04.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Prunus tomentosa]]'', Nanking cherry (a bush cherry species)]]
Bush cherries are characterized by having three winter buds per axil.<ref name=":1" /> They used to be included in ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus'', but phylogenetic research indicates they should be a section of [[Prunus subg. Prunus|''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus'']].<ref name=":0" /> Examples of bush cherries are:
* ''[[Prunus cistena]]'' Koehne – purple-leaf sand cherry
* ''[[Prunus humilis]]'' Bunge – Chinese plum-cherry or humble bush cherry
* ''[[Prunus japonica]]'' Thunb. – Korean cherry
* ''[[Prunus prostrata]]'' Labill. – mountain cherry, rock cherry, spreading cherry or prostrate cherry
* ''[[Prunus pumila]]'' L. – sand cherry
* ''[[Prunus tomentosa]]'' Thunb. – Nanking cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry, Chinese dwarf cherry, Chinese bush cherry

=== Bird cherries, cherry laurels, and other racemose cherries ===
{{main|Prunus subg. Padus}}
[[File:Prunus ilicifolia ne1.jpg|thumb|''[[Prunus ilicifolia]]'', hollyleaf cherry (a cherry laurel species)]]
[[File:20140808Prunus serotina2.jpg|thumb|''[[Prunus serotina]]'', black cherry (a bird cherry species)]]
[[Prunus subg. Padus|''Prunus'' subg. ''Padus'']] contains most racemose species that are called cherries which used to be included in the genera ''Padus'' (bird cherries), ''Laurocerasus'' (cherry laurels), ''Pygeum'' (tropical species such as African cherry) and ''Maddenia''.<ref name=":0" /> Examples of the racemose cherries are:
* ''[[Prunus africana]]'' (Hook.f.) Kalkman – African cherry
* ''[[Prunus caroliniana]]'' Aiton – Carolina laurel cherry or laurel cherry
* ''[[Prunus cornuta]]'' (Wall. ex Royle) Steud. – Himalayan bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus grayana]]'' Maxim. – Japanese bird cherry or Gray's bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus ilicifolia]]'' (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. – hollyleaf cherry, evergreen cherry, holly-leaved cherry or islay
* ''[[Prunus laurocerasus]]'' L. – cherry laurel
* ''[[Prunus lyonii]]'' (Eastw.) Sarg. – Catalina Island cherry
* ''[[Prunus myrtifolia]]'' (L.) Urb. – West Indian cherry
* ''[[Prunus napaulensis]]'' (Ser.) Steud. – Nepal bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus occidentalis]]'' Sw. – western cherry laurel
* ''[[Prunus padus]]'' L. – bird cherry or European bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus pleuradenia]]'' Griseb. – Antilles cherry
* ''[[Prunus serotina]]'' Ehrh. – black cherry, wild cherry
* ''[[Prunus ssiori]]'' F.Schmidt – Hokkaido bird cherry
* ''[[Prunus virginiana]]'' L. – chokecherry

== Etymology ==
[[File:Sara_Ploos_van_Amstel_-_The_Cherry_Seller_-_watercolor_after_Jacob_Ochtervelt.jpg|thumb|upright|''The Cherry Seller'' by [[Sara Troost]] (Netherlands, 18th&nbsp;century)]]

The English word cherry derives from [[Old Northern French]] or [[Norman language|Norman]] ''cherise'' from the Latin ''cerasum'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cherry|title=Cherry|publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper|date=2017|access-date=13 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102241/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cherry|archive-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> referring to an ancient Greek region, Kerasous (Κερασοῦς) near [[Giresun]], [[Turkey]], from which cherries were first thought to be exported to Europe.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rhind |first=William |date=1841 |title=A History of the Vegetable Kingdom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V1-Cg_DD0L4C&pg=PA334 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102917/https://books.google.ca/books?id=V1-Cg_DD0L4C&pg=PA334 |archive-date=14 February 2017 |url-status=live |page=334 |publisher=Oxford University}}</ref>

The word "cherry" is also used for some species that bear fruits with similar size and shape even though they are not in the same ''Prunus'' genus; some of these species include the "[[Muntingia|Jamaican cherry]]" (''Muntingia calabura'') and the "[[Mimusops elengi|Spanish cherry]]" (''Mimusops elengi'').<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wiersema |first1=John H. |last2=León |first2=Blanca |year=2016 |title=World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIrNBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Muntingia%22+cherry+%22cerasus%22&pg=PA833 |edition=second |location=Boca Raton, Florida, USA |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4665-7681-0 |pages=833–834 }}</ref>

== Antiquity ==
The indigenous range of the [[Prunus avium|sweet cherry]] extends through most of Europe, western Asia, and parts of northern Africa, and the fruit has been consumed throughout its range since prehistoric times. A cultivated cherry is recorded as having been brought to Rome by [[Lucullus|Lucius Licinius Lucullus]] from northeastern [[Anatolia]], also known as the [[Pontus (region)|Pontus]] region, in 72&nbsp;[[BCE]].<ref>{{Cite CE1913|wstitle=Pontus}}</ref>

Cherries were introduced into England at [[Teynham]], near [[Sittingbourne]] in [[Kent]], by order of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], who had tasted them in [[Flanders]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Oliver Lawson Dick |title=Aubrey's Brief Lives |year=1949 |page=xliii |publisher=David R. Godine Publisher |isbn=9781567920635 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5UPpQ4bAwdgC&pg=PR43 |quote=The curious [[antiquary]] [[John Aubrey]] (1626–1697) noted in his memoranda: ''Cherries were first brought into Kent tempore H. viii, who being in Flanders, and likeing the Cherries, ordered his Gardener, brought them hence, and propagated them in England''.}}</ref><ref>"All the cherry gardens and orchards of Kent are said to have been stocked with the Flemish cherry from a plantation of 105 acres in Teynham, made with foreign cherries, pippins [ [[wikt:pippin|pippin apples]] ], and golden rennets [goldreinette apples], done by the [[fruiterer]] of Henry VIII." ({{cite web |url=http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Teynham.html |title=A View of the Parish |website=Teynham Parish |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922045404/http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Teynham.html |archive-date=2008-09-22 }})</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/kent_ob.html |title=Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District Council |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119030616/http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/kent_ob.html |archive-date=2015-01-19 }} with the crest of a "cherry tree fructed proper" and motto "known by their fruits" were only granted on July 28, 1949, however.</ref>

Cherries, along with many other fruiting trees and plants, probably first arrived in North America around 1606 in the [[New France]] colony of [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port Royal]], which is modern-day [[Annapolis Royal]], Nova Scotia. Richard Guthrie described in 1629, the "fruitful valley adorned with...great variety of fruit trees, chestnuts, pears, apples, cherries, plums and all other fruits."<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-11-30 |title=Journey to the brave new world |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12030134.journey-to-the-brave-new-world/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Cultivation ==
{{redirects|Cherry orchard||Cherry Orchard (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Salvatore Postiglione Kirschenzeit.jpg|thumb|upright|''Cherry time'' by [[Salvatore Postiglione]]]]

The most common cherry species in cultivation is [[Prunus avium|sweet cherry]] (''P.&nbsp;avium'') to which most cherry [[cultivar]]s belong. The [[sour cherry]] (''P.&nbsp;cerasus'') is also cultivated, mainly for cooking. Both species originate in Europe and western Asia; they usually do not [[cross-pollinate]]. In East Asia, [[Chinese cherry]] (''P.&nbsp;pseudocerasus'') and [[downy cherry]] (''P.&nbsp;tomentosa'') have been cultivated for thousands of years for their sweet fruits.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Luo |first=Guihuan |date=2013 |title=Approach upon history of cultivation of apricot and Chinese cherry |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/48312236.pdf |journal=Ancient and Modern Agriculture |language=zh |issue=2 |pages=38–46}}</ref>

Irrigation, spraying, labor, and their propensity to damage from rain and hail make cherries relatively expensive. Nonetheless, demand is high for the fruit. In commercial production, sour cherries, as well as sweet cherries sometimes, are harvested by using a mechanized "shaker."<ref>{{cite web |author=Chainpure |url=http://www.chainpure.com/2009/06/wow-its-cherry-harvesting.html |title=Soul to Brain: Wow! Its Cherry Harvesting |publisher=Chainpure.com |date=2009-06-23 |access-date=2011-11-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307205932/http://www.chainpure.com/2009/06/wow-its-cherry-harvesting.html |archive-date=2012-03-07 }}</ref> Hand picking is also widely used for sweet as well as sour cherries to harvest the fruit to avoid damage to both fruit and trees.

Common rootstocks include Mazzard, Mahaleb, Colt, and Gisela Series, a dwarfing rootstock that produces trees significantly smaller than others, only 8 to 10 feet (2.5 to 3 meters) tall.<ref name="ingels"/> Sour cherries require no [[pollenizer]], while few sweet varieties are self-fertile.<ref name="ingels"/>

A cherry tree will take three to four years once it is planted in the orchard to produce its first crop of fruit, and seven years to attain full maturity.<ref name="ucd">{{cite web | title=Cherry|publisher=Fruit & Nut Research & Information Center, UC Davis | date=1 February 2021 | url=http://fruitandnuteducation.ucdavis.edu/fruitnutproduction/Cherry/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427032734/http://fruitandnuteducation.ucdavis.edu/fruitnutproduction/Cherry/ | archive-date=27 April 2021 | url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2025}}

=== Growing season ===
Like most temperate-latitude trees, cherry trees require a certain number of chilling hours each year to break dormancy and bloom and produce fruit. The number of chilling hours required depends on the variety. Because of this cold-weather requirement, no members of the genus ''Prunus'' can grow in tropical climates. (See "production" section for more information on [[chilling requirement]]s)

Cherries have a short growing season and can grow in most [[temperateness|temperate]] latitudes.<ref name=ucd/> Cherries blossom in April (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the peak season for the cherry harvest is in the summer. In [[southern Europe]] in June, in [[North America]] in June, in [[England]] in mid-July, and in southern [[British Columbia]] ([[Canada]]) in June to mid-August. In many parts of North America, they are among the first tree fruits to flower and ripen in mid-Spring.

In the Southern Hemisphere, cherries are usually at their peak in late December and are widely associated with [[Christmas]]. 'Burlat' is an early variety which ripens during the beginning of December, 'Lapins' ripens near the end of December, and 'Sweetheart' finish slightly later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australiancherries.com.au/varieties-and-seasonality |title=Varieties |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2011 |website=Cherish the moment |publisher=Cherry Growers of Australia |access-date=12 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913000440/http://australiancherries.com.au/varieties-and-seasonality |archive-date=13 September 2017 }}</ref>

=== Pests and diseases ===
[[File:Brunatna zgnilizna drzew pestkowych.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Cherries with ''[[Monilinia laxa]]'']]

Generally, the cherry can be a difficult fruit tree to grow and keep alive.<ref name="ingels">{{cite book | last = Ingels| first= Chuck |display-authors=etal | title=The Home Orchard: Growing Your Own Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees | pages=27–8 | year=2007 | publisher=University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources}}</ref>  In Europe, the first visible pest in the growing season soon after blossom (in April in western Europe) usually is the [[Myzus cerasi|black cherry aphid]] ("cherry blackfly," ''Myzus cerasi''), which causes leaves at the tips of branches to curl, with the blackfly colonies exuding a sticky secretion which promotes fungal growth on the leaves and fruit. At the fruiting stage in June/July (Europe), the [[Rhagoletis cerasi|cherry fruit fly]] (''Rhagoletis cingulata'' and ''Rhagoletis cerasi'') lays its eggs in the immature fruit, whereafter its larvae feed on the cherry flesh and exit through a small hole (about 1&nbsp;mm diameter), which in turn is the entry point for fungal infection of the cherry fruit after rainfall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=47051|title=cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cingulata)|work=plantwise.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924074441/http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=47051|archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref> In addition, cherry trees are susceptible to bacterial [[canker]], [[cytospora]] canker, [[Monilinia fructicola|brown rot of the fruit]], [[root rot]] from overly wet soil, crown rot, and several viruses.<ref name="ingels"/>

== Cultivars ==
[[File:Washington USA Rainier cherries.jpg|thumb|Rainier cherries from the state of Washington, US]]
The following cultivars have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Height<br />[[metre|m]] !! Spread<br />m!! Ref.
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| Accolade || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1530 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Accolade' (d) AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517143455/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1530 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Amanogawa || 8 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5318 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Amanogawa' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517160829/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5318 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Autumnalis (''[[Prunus × subhirtella|P. × subhirtella]]'') || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1562 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517144851/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1562 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Autumnalis Rosea (''P.'' × ''subhirtella'') || 8 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5464 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517152729/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5464 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Avium Grandiflora (''see'' Plena) ||  ||  ||
|-
| Colorata (''[[Prunus padus|P. padus]]'') || 12 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1545 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus padus 'Colorata' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517160529/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1545 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Grandiflora (''see'' Plena) ||  ||  ||
|-
| [[Prunus 'Kanzan'|Kanzan]] || 12 || 12+ || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1539 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Kanzan' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517134130/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1539 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Kiku-shidare-zakura || 4 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5920 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517134658/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5920 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Kursar || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1540 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Kursar' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517143429/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1540 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Morello (''[[Prunus cerasus|P. cerasus]]'') || 4 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4499 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus cerasus 'Morello' (C) AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517143039/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4499 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Okamé (''[[Prunus × incam|P. × incam]]'') || 12 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1544 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus × incam 'Okamé' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517154257/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1544 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Pandora || 12 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1547 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Pandora' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517142612/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1547 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Pendula Rosea || 4 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3474 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517155115/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3474 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Pendula Rubra || 4 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1548 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517144955/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1548 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Pink Perfection || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1549 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Pink Perfection' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517134047/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1549 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Plena (Grandiflora) || 12 || 8+ || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1531 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus avium 'Plena' (d) AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517135827/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1531 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Praecox (''[[Prunus incisa|P. incisa]]'') || 8 || 8 ||
|-
| ''Prunus avium'' (wild cherry) || 12+ || 8+ ||
|-
| ''[[Prunus × cistena]]'' || 1.5 || 1.5 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1561 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus × cistena AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517150904/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1561 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Prunus sargentii]]'' (Sargent's cherry) || 12+ || 8+ || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1550 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus sargentii AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517135235/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1550 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Prunus serrula]]'' (Tibetan cherry) || 12 || 8+ || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1551 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus serrula AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517143948/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1551 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Shirofugen || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1552 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Shirofugen' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517150254/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1552 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Shirotai || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1553 |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus 'Shirotae' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517155937/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1553 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Shōgetsu || 8 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector – ''Prunus'' 'Shogetsu'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1554|access-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606193926/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1554|archive-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Prunus 'Spire'|Spire]] || 12 || 8 || <ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector – ''Prunus'' 'Spire'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1556|access-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606201755/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1556|archive-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| Stella || 4 || 4 || <ref>{{cite web |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus avium 'Stella' (F) AGM / RHS Gardening |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4629 |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2012-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517142648/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4629 |archive-date=2013-05-17 }}</ref>
|-
| Ukon || 8 || 8+ || <ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector – ''Prunus'' 'Ukon'|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1559|access-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517144415/http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1559|archive-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>
|}

See [[cherry blossom]] and ''[[Prunus]]'' for ornamental trees.

== Production ==
{{main|List of countries by cherry production}}
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{| class="wikitable floatright sortable"
|+ Top (sweet) cherry producing nations in 2020 (tonnes)
!Rank
!Country
! data-sort-type="number" | Production
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 1 || Turkey || style="text-align:right" | 724,994
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 2 || United States || style="text-align:right" | 294,900
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 3 || Chile || style="text-align:right" | 255,471
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 4 || Uzbekistan || style="text-align:right" | 185,068
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 5 || Iran || style="text-align:right" | 164,080
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 6 || Italy || style="text-align:right" | 104,380
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 7 || Greece || style="text-align:right" | 93,740
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 8 || Spain || style="text-align:right" | 82,130
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 9 || Ukraine || style="text-align:right" | 63,550
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 10 || Bulgaria || style="text-align:right" | 52,330
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! !! style="text-align:left" | World !! style="text-align:right" | 2,609,550
|-
!colspan=3|<small>Source: [[FAO|UN Food & Agriculture Organization]]</small><ref name="FAO Cherries">{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC|publisher=[[FAO|UN Food & Agriculture Organization]], FAOSTAT, Statistics Division|title=Crops/Regions/Production of Cherries by Countries (from pick lists)|year=2014|access-date=12 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511194947/http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC|archive-date=11 May 2017}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable floatright sortable"
|+ Top sour cherry producing nations in 2020 (tonnes)
!Rank
!Country
! data-sort-type="number" | Production
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 1 || Russia || style="text-align:right" | 254,800
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 2 || Turkey || style="text-align:right" | 189,184
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 3 || Ukraine || style="text-align:right" | 174,630
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 4 || Serbia || style="text-align:right" | 165,738
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 5 || Poland || style="text-align:right" | 153,100
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 6 || Iran || style="text-align:right" | 121,651
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 7 || Uzbekistan || style="text-align:right" | 70,650
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 8 || United States || style="text-align:right" | 63,276
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 9 || Hungary || style="text-align:right" | 61,460
|-
| style="text-align:right" | 10 || Belarus || style="text-align:right" | 53,763
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! !! style="text-align:left" | World !! style="text-align:right" | 1,479,045
|-
!colspan=3|<small>Source: [[FAO|UN Food & Agriculture Organization]]</small><ref name="FAO Cherries"/>
|}
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In 2020, world production of sweet cherries was 2.61 million [[tonne]]s, with [[Turkey]] producing 28% of this total. Other major producers of sweet cherries were the United States and [[Chile]]. World production of sour cherries in 2020 was 1.48 million tonnes, led by [[Russia]], [[Turkey]], Ukraine and [[Serbia]].

=== Middle East ===
[[File:Cherry trees in Tehran..jpg|thumb|left|Ripe sweet cherries in [[Tehran]]]]
Major commercial cherry orchards in West Asia are in [[Turkey]], [[Iran]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], and [[Azerbaijan]].

=== Europe ===
Major commercial cherry orchards in Europe are in [[Turkey]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]] and other Mediterranean regions, and to a smaller extent in the [[Baltic States]] and southern [[Scandinavia]].

In [[France]] since the 1920s, the first cherries of the season come in April/May from the region of [[Céret]] ([[Pyrénées-Orientales]]),<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |author=Fabricio Cardenas |url=http://vieuxpapierspo.blogspot.fr/2014/08/premieres-cerises-de-ceret-et-dailleurs.html |website=Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales |title=Premières cerises de Céret et d'ailleurs |trans-title=First cherries from Céret and elsewhere |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627142945/http://vieuxpapierspo.blogspot.fr/2014/08/premieres-cerises-de-ceret-et-dailleurs.html |archive-date=2015-06-27 |date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> where the local producers send, as a tradition since 1932, the first crate of cherries to the [[President of France|president of the Republic]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |author=Fabricio Cardenas |url=http://vieuxpapierspo.blogspot.fr/2014/06/des-cerises-de-ceret-pour-le-president.html |website=Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales |title=Des cerises de Céret pour le président de la République en 1932 |trans-title=Ceret cherries for the President of the Republic in 1932 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026080216/http://vieuxpapierspo.blogspot.fr/2014/06/des-cerises-de-ceret-pour-le-president.html |archive-date=2014-10-26 |date=June 1, 2014}}</ref>

=== North America ===
{{See also|Cherry production in Michigan}}
[[File:Cherry season (48216568192).jpg|thumb|left|Fresh Michigan cherries in a basket]]
In the United States, most sweet cherries are grown in [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[California]], [[Oregon]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Michigan]].<ref name="NASS">{{cite report|url=https://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CherProd/CherProd-06-23-2011.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406181851/http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CherProd/CherProd-06-23-2011.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2012|publisher=National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA|access-date=2011-10-06|title=Cherry Production|issn=1948-9072|date=June 23, 2011}}</ref> Important sweet cherry cultivars include [[Bing cherry|Bing]], [[Ulster cherry|Ulster]], [[Rainier cherry|Rainier]], Brooks, Tulare, King, and Sweetheart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwcherries.com/nwcherries/varieties|title=Cherry Varieties|access-date=24 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208085732/http://www.nwcherries.com/nwcherries/varieties|archive-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> Both Oregon and Michigan provide light-colored 'Royal Ann' ('Napoleon'; alternately 'Queen Anne') cherries for the [[maraschino cherry]] process. Most sour (also called tart) cherries are grown in Michigan, followed by [[Utah]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and Washington.<ref name="NASS"/> Sour cherries include 'Nanking' and [[Evans cherry|'Evans]].' [[Traverse City, Michigan]] is called the "Cherry Capital of the World",<ref>{{cite web|title=Traverse City- Cherry Capital|url=http://michiganhistory.leadr.msu.edu/traverse-city-cherry-capital/|website=Michigan History|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> hosting a [[National Cherry Festival]] and making the world's largest [[cherry pie]]. The specific region of northern Michigan known for tart cherry production is referred to as the "Traverse Bay" region.

Most cherry varieties have a chilling requirement of 800 or more hours, meaning that in order to break dormancy, blossom, and set fruit, the winter season needs to have at least 800 hours where the temperature is below {{convert|7|C|F}}. "Low chill" varieties requiring 300 hours or less are Minnie Royal and Royal Lee, requiring [[pollination|cross-pollinization]], whereas the cultivar, Royal Crimson, is self-fertile.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/sdut-new-cherry-tree-varieties-thrive-in-mild-climate-2011jan21-story.html|title=New cherry tree varieties thrive in mild climate|author=Vincent Lazaneo|work=San Diego Tribune|date=21 January 2011|access-date=2018-06-06|language=en-US}}</ref>  These varieties extend the range of cultivation of cherries to the mild winter areas of southern US. This is a boon to California producers of sweet cherries, as California is the second largest producer of sweet cherries in the US.<ref name="ucd"/>

Native and non-native sweet cherries grow well in Canada's [[provinces]] of [[Ontario]] and [[British Columbia]] where an annual cherry festival has been celebrated for seven consecutive decades in the [[Okanagan Valley]] town of [[Osoyoos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osoyoosfestivalsociety.ca/wp/cherry-fiesta/|title=Cherry Fiesta 2017|publisher=Osoyoos Festival Society|date=2016|access-date=6 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121234122/http://osoyoosfestivalsociety.ca/wp/cherry-fiesta/|archive-date=21 November 2016}}</ref> In addition to the Okanagan, other British Columbia cherry growing regions are the [[Similkameen Valley]] and [[Kootenays|Kootenay Valley]], all three regions together producing 5.5 million kg annually or 60% of total Canadian output.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/aboutind/products/plant/cherries.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990202214514/http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/aboutind/products/plant/cherries.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1999-02-02|title=Cherries|publisher=BC Ministry of Agriculture|date=2013|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> Sweet cherry varieties in British Columbia include 'Rainier', 'Van', 'Chelan', 'Lapins', 'Sweetheart', 'Skeena', 'Staccato', 'Christalina' and 'Bing.'

=== Australia ===
In Australia, cherries are grown in all the states except for the Northern Territory.  The major producing regions are located in the temperate areas within New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.  Western Australia has limited production in the elevated parts in the southwest of the state.  Key production areas include [[Young, New South Wales|Young]], [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]] and [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Wandin]], the Goulburn and Murray valley areas in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], the [[Adelaide Hills]] region in [[South Australia]], and the Huon and Derwent Valleys in [[Tasmania]].

Key commercial varieties in order of seasonality include 'Empress', 'Merchant', 'Supreme', 'Ron's seedling', 'Chelan', 'Ulster', 'Van', 'Bing', 'Stella', 'Nordwunder', 'Lapins', 'Simone', 'Regina', 'Kordia' and 'Sweetheart'.  New varieties are being introduced, including the late season 'Staccato' and early season 'Sequoia'.  The Australian Cherry Breeding program is developing a series of new varieties which are under testing evaluation.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANNUAL INDUSTRY REPORT 08 • 09|publisher=Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL)|url=http://www.horticulture.com.au/admin/assets/library/annual_reports/pdfs/PDF_File_78.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425021827/http://www.horticulture.com.au/admin/assets/library/annual_reports/pdfs/PDF_File_78.pdf|archive-date=2012-04-25}}</ref>

The New South Wales town of [[Young, New South Wales|Young]] is called the "Cherry Capital of Australia" and hosts the National Cherry Festival.

== Nutritional value ==
Raw sweet cherries are 82% water, 16% [[carbohydrates]], 1% [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], and negligible in [[fat]] (table). As raw fruit, sweet cherries provide little nutrient content per 100 g serving, as only [[dietary fiber]] and [[vitamin C]] are present in moderate content, while other [[vitamin]]s and [[mineral (nutrient)|dietary minerals]] each supply less than 10% of the [[Daily Value]] (DV) per serving, respectively (table).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1867/2 |title=Nutrition facts, cherries, sweet, raw, 100 g |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=US Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database, Standard Reference 21 |publisher=Nutritiondata.com |access-date=19 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211131011/http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1867/2 |archive-date=11 February 2013 }}</ref>

Compared to sweet cherries, raw [[Prunus cerasus|sour cherries]] contain 50% more vitamin C per 100 g (12% DV) and about 20 times more vitamin A (8% DV), [[beta-Carotene]] in particular (table).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1861/2 |title=Nutrition facts, cherries, sour, red, raw, 100 g |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=US Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database, Standard Reference 21 |publisher=Nutritiondata.com |access-date=19 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331010004/http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1861/2 |archive-date=31 March 2013 }}</ref>
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{{nutritional value | name= Cherries, sour, red, raw
| kJ=209
| protein=1 g
| fat=0.3 g
| carbs=12.2 g
| fiber=1.6 g
| sugars=8.5 g
| calcium_mg=16
| iron_mg=0.32
| magnesium_mg=9
| phosphorus_mg=15
| potassium_mg=173
| sodium_mg=3
| zinc_mg=0.1
| manganese_mg=0.112
| vitC_mg=10
| thiamin_mg=0.03
| riboflavin_mg=0.04
| niacin_mg=0.4
| pantothenic_mg=0.143
| vitB6_mg=0.044
| folate_ug=8
| choline_mg=6.1
| vitA_ug=64
| betacarotene_ug=770
| lutein_ug=85
| vitK_ug=2.1
| water=86 g
| source_usda = 1
| note=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150927031329/http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list?qlookup=09063&format=Full Link to USDA Database entry]
}}
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{{nutritional value | name=Cherries, sweet, red, raw
| kJ=263
| protein=1.1 g
| fat=0.2 g
| carbs=16 g
| fiber=2.1 g
| sugars=12.8 g
| calcium_mg=13
| iron_mg=0.36
| magnesium_mg=11
| phosphorus_mg=21
| potassium_mg=222
| sodium_mg=0
| zinc_mg=0.07
| manganese_mg=0.07
| vitC_mg=7
| thiamin_mg=0.027
| riboflavin_mg=0.033
| niacin_mg=0.154
| pantothenic_mg=0.199
| vitB6_mg=0.049
| folate_ug=4
| choline_mg=6.1
| vitA_ug=3
| betacarotene_ug=38
| lutein_ug=85
| vitK_ug=2.1
| water=82 g
| source_usda = 1
| note=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150927030504/http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list?qlookup=09070&format=Full Link to USDA Database entry]
}}

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=== Health risks ===
The cherry kernels, accessible by chewing or breaking the hard-shelled cherry [[Pyrena|pit]]s, contain [[amygdalin]], a chemical that releases the toxic compound [[hydrogen cyanide]] when ingested. The amount of amygdalin in each cherry varies widely, and symptoms would show only after eating several crushed pits (3–4 of the [[Prunus cerasus|Morello]] variety or 7–9 of the red or black varieties). Swallowing the pits whole normally causes no complications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Karthik |date=2022-06-24 |editor-last=Uttekar |editor-first=Pallavi Suyog |title=Are Cherry Pits Safe to Eat? Cyanide Content and More |url=https://www.medicinenet.com/are_cherry_pits_safe_to_eat_cyanide_content/article.htm |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=[[MedicineNet]]}}</ref>

== Other uses ==
[[File:Chippendale Carved Cherrywood Block Front Chest of Drawers MET DP269069.jpg|thumb|Cherrywood chest of drawers]]
Cherry wood is valued for its rich color and straight grain in manufacturing fine furniture, particularly desks, tables and chairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/types-ontario-wood|title=Types of Ontario wood: Black cherry|publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario, Canada|date=2016|access-date=25 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145042/https://www.ontario.ca/page/types-ontario-wood|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/HI_12.pdf|title=Selecting wood furniture|publisher=Utah State University|date=1987|access-date=25 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225151608/https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/HI_12.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Cherry ice cream]]
* [[Cherry juice]]
* [[Cherry pit oil]]
* [[Cherry pitter]]
* [[Dried cherry]]
* [[Cherry cordial]]
* [[List of Award of Garden Merit flowering cherries]]
* [[List of cherry dishes]]
* [[Mahleb]], a spice made out of cherry seeds (found within cherry pits)
* [[George Washington cherry tree anecdote]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Cookbook|Cherry}}
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Prunus subg. Cerasus}}
* {{commons category-inline|Cherries}}
* {{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Cherry |short=x}}

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