sweet cherry

Prunus avium fruit

Sweet cherry is the common cherry eaten fresh, as opposed to sour cherries used mainly for cooking and baking.

The fruit is firm, heart-shaped, and ranges from yellow to deep red.

Bing and Rainier are popular sweet cherry varieties.

The tree itself is also called a sweet cherry.

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sakura · blossom · cross-pollination · kirsch · tart · drupe · fresh picked · apricot · juicy · picking · fruit · ripe · pie · pit · red · harvest · luscious · dark red

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cherry type by flavor

sweet cherrysour cherry

Acidic red stone fruit

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G