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cherry

Plant

  • Small to large tree

Twig

  • Alternate leaf arrangement

Bark

  • Reddish-brown with prominent lenticels

Leaf

  • 2-5" long
  • Alternate, simple, toothed edges
  • Pair of round glands on petiole near base of leaf

Flower

  • 1" wide, in clusters of 1-5
  • White (or pink in ornamental species)

Fruit

  • ½-1" long
  • Round, stone fruit
  • Red, dark red to nearly black, yellow