| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe Other |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Year Round |
| Inflorescence Type: | Spadix |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous: seesd |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Pollinators: | Flies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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