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Cherry tree is famous for its beautiful flower seasons. This tree grows in temperate climates in North America, Europe and Asia. A cherry tree is often mistaken for a cherry tree or a plum tree, but it shouldn't be difficult to identify a cherry tree if you know what features to look for. Spring when the flowers are in full bloom and mid-summer when the tree bears fruit are the times when a cherry tree is most recognizable.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Identify flowers and cherries

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   Observe the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms are white or pink in color and have no fragrance. Flowers are clustered with stalks radiating from a central point. Between each flower there are long stamens.
   • This characteristic clustered flower is the key to distinguishing cherry blossoms from other plants with a similar appearance. For example, peach trees have flowers that grow individually, and almond flowers grow in pairs.
   • Cherries usually bloom in early spring and form in clusters of light green fruit in late spring.

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   Examine the petals. In the cherry tree, each flower has 5 petals. Semi-double flowers have 6 to 10 petals, double flowers have 10 or more petals. Each cherry blossom petal has a small groove, while plum petals are plump.

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   Count the stamens. The stamens of cherry blossoms are long tubes connecting the ovary, different from the flower stalk. The ovary is part of the plant and becomes fruit. Each cherry blossom has only one stigma.
   • Some species of trees, such as wild apples, have flowers that look a lot like cherry blossoms, but each flower has 4 or 5 stamens. Apple and pear trees have 2 to 5 stamens. Mespil tree has 5 stamens.
   • If you look closely and see the flowers on a tree with only one stamen, it is most likely cherry tree.

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   Observe the cherries. Ornamental cherry varieties will bear no fruit. The fruit of the fruit cherry trees will grow in pairs or clusters. These fruit will grow where the flower was previously. Small, light green cherries appear in late spring. By the end of summer, these berries will get bigger and redder. Some cherry trees have yellow or black fruit instead of red.
   • If you look closely at the cherries, you will distinguish the cherry tree from other fruit trees, such as the cherry plum tree or the apple tree. Cherries are rounder than the fruits of these trees.
   • As a rule of thumb, if the fruit is less than 2 cm, it is probably a cherry. The plum or plum is usually larger, about 2.5 cm or larger.
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Method 2 of 3: Identify the leaves and bark of the cherry tree

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   Examine the leaves. The leaves of the cherry tree have serrated edges. Leaves are oval with pointed leaf tips. The leaf edge is serrated. Leaf length about 5 cm-12,5 cm.
   • Most cherry trees have large, glossy green leaves that alternately grow on the branches. The leaves growing below are medium green. The higher the leaf is, the lighter the color.
   • In autumn, the leaves of the cherry tree turn yellow and red. Cherries are deciduous trees, so their leaves fall in the fall.

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   I understand the bark. The bark of the cherry tree is usually brown, gray, or a mix of brown and gray. The bark on the bark has horizontal lines called bark holes. They are bark marks that look like small grooves that are darker or brighter than the rest of the bark.
   • Some cherry trees have peeling bark in some places. You can see the sepia underneath the crust.
   • The bark of the cherry tree is not rough but very hard, making it very useful as a building material. The closer the bark is, the softer the bark is.

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   Note the shape of the tree. The mature cherry tree is shaped like an umbrella. The branches "radiate," meaning that the top is wider than the bottom. Plum trees, by contrast, are round or oval in shape, and pear trees are oval or tear-shaped.

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   Find a graft. Fruit trees are often grafted to produce fruit. In cherry trees, you will see the grafted branch on the tree trunk, near the first branch that sprouted. Other fruit trees often have grafted branches on the branches that look like spots. advertisement

Method 3 of 3: Identify the types of cherry trees

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   Identify the Japanese cherry tree. There are more than 100 varieties of Japanese cherries alone. You can see these cherry trees during cherry blossom festivals in America with their splendid flowers.
   • Japanese cherry blossoms are about the size of carnation. Kwanzan cherry has white or pink double blossoms, Yoshino cherry has white single flower.
   • The Japanese cherry tree has no fruit. They are grown for ornamental purposes, not for fruit.

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   Identify black cherries and chokecherry cherries. These cherries are native to North America. They can grow very large and are usually quite straight. The flowers of these plants are smaller and white in color.
   • Flowers of this type of cherry grow from long and small inflorescences after the leaves have sprouted in spring.
   • If you see rows of orange fluff along the leafy path, it's probably a black cherry tree. If not, then it could be the chokecherry cherry tree.

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   Identify agricultural cherry trees. These cherry trees are planted for fruit for sale. They are sometimes referred to as sweet or sour cherries. These plants have small white flowers with 5 petals blooming before the leaves are fully grown in early spring.
   • Sweet cherries have more leaves than sour cherries. Sweet cherry leaves have more than 8 pairs of veins. Sour cherry leaves have less than 8 pairs of veins.

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   Distinguish the plum tree from the cherry tree. Plum trees are often mistaken for a cherry tree, especially when they begin to flower. Here are the key differences:
   • The fragrant cherry blossoms are very mild or fragrant. Plum blossoms are fragrant.
   • The cherry blossoms have grooves at the tips of the petals, while plum petals are oval in shape.
   • The bark of the cherry tree has horizontal marks. The plum bark is darker in color and has no horizontal markings.
   • Oval cherry blossom bud. The plum blossom bud is round.
   • Cherry leaves are green or bronze. Purple plum tree leaves.
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Advice

• Ornamental cherry trees are often planted in parks and formal gardens.
• A flowering wild apple tree is often mistaken for a cherry tree, but if you look closely at the leaves, you will not see small red glands. These are alternate glands appearing on the petiole that appear as red spots.
• Mature cherry trees can reach a height of almost 7 meters. But be aware that other plants can reach this height as well.

Warning

• Every cherry has a seed in the middle. The cherries are hard enough to chuck your teeth, so be careful when biting the cherries.
• Be sure to wash the cherries after picking, as the cherry tree can be sprayed with pesticides.