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A cherry is both a tree and its fleshy fruit, a type known as a drupe with a single hard pit enclosing the seed. The cherry belongs to the Family Rosaceae, Genus Prunus (along with almonds, peaches, plums, and apricots). Sweet and tart cherries are different species: P. avium and P. cerasus, respectively. Cherries may also be grown seedless.

In the United States, most sweet cherries are grown in the West. Washington and California supply mainly dark, sweet Bing cherries intended for fresh use, while Oregon and Michigan provide light-colored Royal Ann (Napoleon) cherries for the maraschino cherryMaraschino cherries are cherries that have been marinated in food colouring, sugar syrup, sometimes alcohol, and sometimes almond flavouring. They are often dipped in chocolate to make liqueur cherries, used in desserts such as parfait or ice cream sundae process. Most tart cherries are grown in four states bordering the Great Lakes – Michigan, New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State. Although Swed, and WisconsinOne of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state of the United States, (54,314 square miles) and 18th greatest population (5,453,896 as of 2002). The state's name is an English version of a Fre.

Some flowering cherry trees (known as 'ornamental cherries') do not bear edible fruit. They are grown purely for their blossomAlternate meanings: See Blossom (disambiguation Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus and of some other small plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. Blossoms are either pi and decorative value. The Japanese sakuraThis article is about cherry blossoms; for other meanings, see Sakura (disambiguation). Sakura is the Japanese name for the cherry tree and its blossoms. The fruit is the sakurambo. A well-known symbol of Japan, sakura are said to represent the beautiful, in particular, is a national symbol celebrated in the yearly HanamiHanami (, lit. Flower Viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms (Jp. sakura . From late March to early April, Sakura go into full bloom all over Japan. In mo festival.

Cherries have a very short fruiting season. In Australia, they are usually at their peak around Christmas time, and in the UK they are generally ready for picking in early summer. Annual world production (as of 2003) of cherries is about 3 million tonnes (one third are sour cherries).