Family: rosaceae
Common name(s): sweet cherry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~5 - 7~9
General resources
Links for Prunus avium
- BBC Gardening: Prunus avium 'Merton Premier' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo). Also pages for 'Napoleon' and 'Plena'.
- Carolina Nature - Illustrated woody plant profile, with notes on range and identification. (7 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 5-9) (9 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens: Prunus avium 'Black Tatarian' - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 5) (2 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (7 varieties in database) (9 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-8) (5 photos). Also pages for 'Lapins' STARKRIMSON SWEET, 'Stella', and 'Thomas' STARK GOLD.
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (9 photos)
- Paghat's Garden: Prunus avium 'Queen Anne' & 'Rainier' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations. (3 photos)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (6 photos)
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