Plant
Cherry
Prunus avium / Prunus cerasus
Also known as: Prunus avium, sweet cherry, Prunus cerasus, sour cherry
Two related stone-fruit tree species in the rose family — sweet cherry (*Prunus avium*) and sour cherry (*Prunus cerasus*). Both were domesticated around the Black Sea / Anatolian region in classical antiquity. Sweet cherries are the dessert fruit of fresh consumption; sour cherries underlie pie-cherry, *kirsch*, *višnja* sour-cherry traditions, and traditional medicinal preparations. Cherry blossoms (*sakura*) hold cultural weight in Japan disproportionate to the species' commercial role.
Scientific
Two cultivated species:
- Prunus avium — sweet cherry; native to Europe and western Asia, the dessert cherry of fresh eating
- Prunus cerasus — sour / tart cherry; native to southwestern Asia, used for pies, preserves, distillation (kirsch), traditional medicinal preparations
Both are in Rosaceae, closely related to [[peach]], plum, almond, [[apricot|apricot]]. Cherry blossoms are produced before leaves emerge — the iconic spring display of the orchard and of the urban-planted ornamental varieties.
Cultural
Domesticated around the Black Sea / Anatolian basin in classical times. Roman authors mention cherries; medieval European orchards expanded the species across the continent. Japanese cultivation of ornamental cherry varieties (especially [[japanese-cherry|Prunus serrulata]]) for the hanami viewing tradition is a distinct branch — the ornamental Japanese cherries produce little or no edible fruit, having been selected purely for flower display.
Global production
Top producers: Turkey, USA, Iran, Chile, Uzbekistan.
See also
Auto-generated from this entry’s typed relations: frontmatter, grouped by relation type so the editorial signal isn’t flattened.
- Produces: [[firewood]]
- Member of: [[plants]]
- Cousin of: [[peach]]
- Grown by: [[bing-cherries]] · [[charles-harris-farm]] · [[cherry-orchards]] · [[cherry-point-farm-market]] · [[cherry-u-pick-at-third-coast-fruit-co]] · [[door-county-wildwood-market]] · [[far-away-farms]] · [[ralphs-cherry-hut]] · [[salt-creek-cherries]]
Sources
- FAO Crop Statistics
- Wikipedia — Cherry
A plant entry in the 0mn1.one [[directory]].
Grown by
All listings →Farms and nurseries in the 0mn1.one directory that grow cherry. Each is a real working operation — visit, buy from, learn from.
Bing Cherries
circulatorBing Cherries — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.
Charles Harris Farm
circulatorHarris Orchards (Natural Orchards) is a multi-generational family farm in Ripon, CA, providing 'naturally grown' cherries and stone fruit through a direct-to-consumer U-Pick model.
Cherry Orchards
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Cherry Orchards — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.
Cherry Point Farm Market
circulatorCherry Point Farm Market — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.
Cherry U-Pick at Third Coast Fruit Co.
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Cherry U-Pick at Third Coast Fruit Co. — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.
Door County Wildwood Market
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Five-generation family cherry orchard and pumpkin/produce farm in Door County, Wisconsin — designated century farm (same family stewardship since 1846; cherry operations since 1915). Hand-harvests cherries despite available mechanization, preserving traditional methods. Operates pick-your-own cherry, pumpkin, and decorative-gourd seasons plus a weekly Jacksonport farmers market presence.
Far Away Farms
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A 14-acre family farm in Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by Dave and Anita Avvisato. Produces vegetables, herbs, and fruit using natural growing methods and operates an on-farm apiary producing raw honey. Sells direct at the Wayne County Farmers Market in Honesdale. One of the clearest cases of the bioregion's diversified small-acreage farm: under 20 acres, one or two operators, multiple revenue streams (vegetables, herbs, fruit, honey), all sold direct.
Ralph's Cherry Hut
circulatorRalph's Cherry Hut — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.
Salt Creek Cherries
circulatorSalt Creek Cherries — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.
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Scientific
cousin of
- Almond auto-linked via shared tag: domesticated
- Apricot auto-linked via shared tag: domesticated
- Japanese cherry (sakura) auto-linked via shared tag: rosaceae
- Peach auto-linked via shared tag: domesticated
- Plum auto-linked via shared tag: domesticated
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- Bing Cherries name token matches /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/
- Charles Harris Farm body token /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/ near cultivation cue
- Cherry Orchards name token matches /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/
- Cherry Point Farm Market name token matches /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/
- Cherry U-Pick at Third Coast Fruit Co. name token matches /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/
- Door County Wildwood Market body token /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/ near cultivation cue
- Far Away Farms body token /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/ near cultivation cue
- Ralph's Cherry Hut name token matches /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/
- Salt Creek Cherries name token matches /\bcherr(?:y|ies)\b/
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