| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Flowers: | Other |
| Flower Color: | Brown |
| Flower Size: | 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Inflorescence Type: | Plume |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cooked greens Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous: eesds Other |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate |
| Pollinators: | Birds |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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