| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Wet |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Leaves: | Other |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Other |
| Flowers: | Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Flower Size: | 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Plume |
| Suitable Locations: | Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree |
| Uses: | Dye production Salad greens Good as a cover crop |
| Edible Parts: | Stem |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Raw |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous: sdsee Fruit is poisonous Other |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Midges |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
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