| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
| Leaves: | Variegated |
| Fruit: | Indehiscent Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Other |
| Flower Color: | Brown |
| Flower Size: | 6"-12" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Inflorescence Type: | Panicle |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Dye production Shade Tree Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Sap |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Raw |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Hummingbirds |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous: sedse |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info |
| Pollinators: | Other |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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