Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Sour cherry
Prunus cerasus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 6.00 m high × 5.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 3-7
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Oil, Seed
- Functions
- Adhesive, Dye, Gum, Hedge, Oil
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
The fruit of this plant is deliciously sour in both raw and cooked forms. You can eat it directly or use it in pies, jams, and more. The fruit can also be dried. The cherry has a diameter of about 18 mm and contains a large seed. The seed can be consumed raw or cooked, but avoid bitter seeds, as they may be toxic. The seeds can be used to produce edible oil, which can serve as salad oil, for example. The leaves can be used as a coffee substitute, while the trunk produces gum.