| Sweet Cherry | |
| Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Winter Other |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Bi-Color |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Late fall or early winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Verticillaster |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
| Edible Parts: | Bark |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Raw |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous: eessd |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate |
| Pollinators: | Wasps |
| Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |
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