Cherry facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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

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.

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

Images for kids

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  Red cherries with stems

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  Prunus avium, sweet cherry (a true cherry species)

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  Prunus cerasus, sour cherry (a true cherry species)

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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 (18th Century Netherlands)

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  Salvatore Postiglione Cherry time

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  Cherries with Monilinia laxa

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  Rainier cherries from the state of Washington, USA

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  Ripe sweet cherries in Tehran

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  Fresh Michigan cherries in a basket

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  Cherrywood desk of drawers

See also

In Spanish: Cereza para niños