| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 13 |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Indehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Spring Summer |
| Flowers: | Other |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Fall |
| Inflorescence Type: | Cyathium |
| Suitable Locations: | Espalier |
| Uses: | Erosion control Groundcover Culinary Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Cooked Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Toxicity: | Other: essde |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds |
| Pollinators: | Other |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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