Sour Cherry

Prunus cerasus

Summary 4

Prunus cerasus (sour cherry, tart cherry or wild cherry) is a species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry (Prunus avium), but has a fruit that is more acidic, has greater nutritional benefits, and may have greater medicinal effects. The nutritional differences between the sweet and the tart or sour cherries are displayed at the general page for the fruit.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Valentin Hintikka, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/valentinhintikka/7260609622/
  2. (c) Ettore Balocchi, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/29882791@N02/8304677716/
  3. (c) Valentin Hintikka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/valentinhintikka/7260612400/
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_cerasus

More Info

iNat Map

Status non-native
Form tree
Leaf type simple
Arrangement alternate
Color white