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Sweet cherry

Prunus avium

A tree producing sweet fruit eaten fresh, one of the two major cultivated cherry species.

Family

Rosaceae

Temperature

18-28°C (absolute 6-40°C)

Rainfall

500-900mm (absolute 300-1500mm)

Soil pH

5.5-6.5 (absolute 4.5-7)

Soil types

Well-drained deep loamy soils