Prunus caroliniana |
Prunus avium |
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sweet cherry |
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Habit | Deciduous tree with peeling red-brown bark, to 25 m. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, oval and pointed, finely serrate, green above and somewhat downy beneath, with 2 conspicuous red glands at the top of the petiole. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence a loose cluster of 2-6 flowers; petals 5, white, up to 15 mm. long; stamens 20-30; pistil 1. |
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Fruits | Fruit a drupe, globose, yellow, becoming dark red, strongly acid. |
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Prunus caroliniana |
Prunus avium |
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Flowering time | April-May | |
Habitat | Forest edges, fields, wastelots, and other disturbed areas. | |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington, though distributed widely throughout the state; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, also in eastern North America.
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Origin | Introduced from Eurasia | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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