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Cherry: Fruit Drupe Cultivars Almonds

Cherry is the fruit of plants in the Prunus genus, and is a stone fruit. Commercially important cherries come from cultivars of sweet cherry. Cherries have a short growing season in temperate climates, with their peak season in the summer. Important regions for sweet cherry production are Washington, California, Oregon, and British Columbia, while sour cherry production occurs in Michigan, New York, and Washington. Cherries are used in commercial ice creams and desserts.

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Cherry: Fruit Drupe Cultivars Almonds

Cherry is the fruit of plants in the Prunus genus, and is a stone fruit. Commercially important cherries come from cultivars of sweet cherry. Cherries have a short growing season in temperate climates, with their peak season in the summer. Important regions for sweet cherry production are Washington, California, Oregon, and British Columbia, while sour cherry production occurs in Michigan, New York, and Washington. Cherries are used in commercial ice creams and desserts.

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Cherry

The Cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and
is a feshy drupe (stone fruit). The cherry fruits of commerce are
usually obtained from a limited number of species such
as cultivars of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium. The name 'cherry'
also refers to the cherry tree, and is sometimes applied
to almonds and visually similar fowering trees in the
genus Prunus, as in "ornamental cherry", "cherry blossom",
etc. Wild Cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing
outside of cultivation, although Prunus avium is often referred to
specifcally by the name "wild cherry" in the ritish !sles
"herries have a very short growing season and can grow in most
temperate latitudes. The pea# season for cherries is in the
summer. !n $ustralia and %ew &ealand they are usually at their
pea# in late 'ecember, in southern (urope in )une, in %orth
$merica in )une, in south ritish "olumbia ("anada) in )uly to mid*
$ugust and in the +, in mid*)uly. !n many parts of %orth $merica,
they are among the frst tree fruits to ripen, while in $ustralia and
%ew &ealand cherries are widely associated with "hristmas
'ried cherry fruit infused with raspberry concentrate are sold
commercially under the name ra--cherries.
The wood of some cherry species is especially esteemed for the
manufacture of fne furniture.
"herries are used as additions to commercial ice creams, such as
en and )erry's "herry .arcia, /aagen 'a-s' "herry 0anilla and
as#in*1obbin's 2inter 2hite "hocolate.
!n the +nited 3tates, most sweet cherries are grown in
2ashington, "alifornia, 4regon, !mportant sweet cherry cultivars
include 'ing', 'roo#s', and '1ainier'. 5ost sour (also called tart)
cherries are grown in, %ew 6or#, and 2ashington. $dditionally,
native and non*native cherries grow well in "anada (4ntario and
ritish "olumbia). 3our cherries include '%an#ing' and '(vans'.
Traverse "ity, 5ichigan claims to be the ""herry "apital of the
2orld", hosting a %ational "herry 7estival and ma#ing the world's
largest cherry pie. The specifc region of northern 5ichigan #nown
for tart cherry production is referred to as the "Traverse ay"
region.

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