| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4a |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Other |
| Inflorescence Type: | Cluster |
| Suitable Locations: | Topiary |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Culinary Herb Salad greens |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous: eessd |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees |
| Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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