What kind of fruit is cherry? How many varieties of cherry are there?

Cherries are bright in color, crystal clear and beautiful, red like agate, yellow like cream, and rich in sugar, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other elements. What kind of fruit is cherry? How many varieties of cherry are there? Are cherries the same as cherries? Check out the sharing about cherries!

Contents of this article

1. What kind of fruit is cherry?

2. How many varieties of cherries are there?

3. Are cherries and cherries the same?

What kind of fruit is cherry

Cherry is a general term for some plants of the genus Prunus, including the subgenus Prunus, the subgenus Sour Prunus, and the subgenus Laurus. It is a tree, 2 to 6 meters tall, with grayish white bark. The twigs are gray-brown, and the young branches are green, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. The winter buds are ovate and glabrous.

The fruit can be eaten as a fruit. It has bright color, crystal clear and beautiful, red like agate, yellow like solidified fat. The fruit is rich in sugar, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other elements.

The world's cherries are mainly distributed in the United States, Canada, Chile, Australia, Europe and other places. China's main producing areas are Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places.

How many varieties of cherries are there

1. Hongyan: It is an early-maturing and high-yielding large cherry. It is in the shape of a flat heart, with a light yellow skin with a blush on it. The flesh is thick and juicy, with a sweet and sour taste. The flesh is rich in 15.4% soluble solids, and the fruiting rate is very high under natural pollination. They are suitable for pollinating varieties such as Hongdeng, Hongmi and Mogamijin.

2. Red Honey: Their vines are relatively thick, and the fruits are mostly round and regular. The growing period is about 95 days. It is a new cherry variety that is a hybrid combination of SY-28 as the female parent and H-339 as the male parent.

3. Red Lantern: It is a new variety bred by Dalian Property Science Research Institute in 1963 by hybridizing Naong and Huangyu. It was named Red Lantern in 1973. It is currently mainly planted and cultivated in Dalian, Liaoning and Shandong of my country. It is one of the sweet cherry varieties with the widest planting area on the market.

4. Early Red: Generally, it matures around June. It is an early-maturing cherry. It matures after the fruit is fully ripened. The skin is red, the flesh is thick and hard, and the juice that flows out is also thick red. They do not have very high requirements for the growing environment, can withstand cold and drought, and are mainly produced in the Dongting Mountain area of ​​Jiangsu Province, my country.

5. Early and large fruit: It has extremely strong cold resistance. Even the cold seasons of winter and spring will not have much impact on its growth. The fruit matures early, and the size is large and consistent. The yield is relatively stable. It is an excellent early-maturing cherry variety.

6. Mei Zao: The largest area of ​​Mei Zao is planted in Dalian Zhuanghe, Jinzhou, Lushun and other regions in my country. Due to the large temperature difference between day and night, the water and soil are rich in organic matter, resulting in excellent taste of Mei Zao. Their fruits are large, thick and of good quality, with short and thick stalks and high yield, low cracking rate, easy to store and transport, and are one of the early-maturing and excellent cherry varieties.

7. Pioneer: Originated in Canada, their peel is purple-red with a strong gloss, the fruit stalk is short and thick, the fruit is large, the flesh is thick and juicy, the taste is sweet and sour, and the flesh contains 17% soluble solids. Their peel is thick and tough, which is easy to store and transport, and there is a large market demand.

8. Longguan: The fruit is relatively large and it is a new variety of cherry. The average weight of a single fruit can reach about 6.8g, and the largest can reach 12g. Their fruits are wide heart-shaped, and the self-flowering fruiting rate is generally above 25%. Their yield is relatively high, and the yield can be as high as 1200kg/mu during the peak fruit-bearing period.

Are cherries and cherries the same?

Cherry is a kind of cherry. Cherry is the transliteration of the English word cherry. It is directly translated as "cherry" in Guangdong and Hong Kong. It is also known as wedge peach, peach, red cherry, happy peach, table peach, plum peach, jing peach, cliff honey, etc.

Cherries and hairy cherries are difficult to grow in China, so the cherries we eat are mainly sweet cherries from abroad. Cherries are pronounced "cherry" in English, and translated into "Cherry" in Cantonese. So slowly, cherries have become a synonym for imported cherries.

Cherry is a general term for some plants of the genus Prunus, including the subgenus Prunus, the subgenus Sour Prunus, the subgenus Laurus, etc. The fruit can be eaten as a fruit, with a bright color, crystal clear and beautiful, red like agate, yellow like solidified fat, and rich in sugar, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and other elements.