Cherry

A cherry is a fruit that grows on a tree or a bush. It belongs to the genus Prunus. It is red in color, with a seed in the middle. It tastes slightly sour, and is often used to flavour cakes and ice cream, or is baked in a pie or cobbler. Cherries are also a good source of Vitamin B.

Cherry;
Cherries in an orchard in Summerland, British Columbia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Genus:	Prunus

In Japan, Yamagata is top producer of cherries.

Commercial production

Top Cherry Producing Nations - 2009 (in thousand metric tons)

Turkey 417.7

USA 390.7

Iran 225.0

Cherry Media

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  Cherry season

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  Prunus avium, sweet cherry

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  P. cerasus, sour cherry

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  Germersdorfer variety cherry tree in blossom

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  Prunus tomentosa, Nanking cherry (a bush cherry species)

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  Prunus ilicifolia, hollyleaf cherry (a cherry laurel species)

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  Prunus serotina, black cherry (a bird cherry species)

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  The Cherry Seller by Sara Troost (Netherlands, 18th century)

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  Cherry time by Salvatore Postiglione

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  Cherries with Monilinia laxa

References

• "Asociacion de Exportadores de Chile A.G." Archived from the original on 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2012-12-18.