CHERRY


Cherries Devided Into Three Part : 

1)True Cherry 

2)Bush Cherry 

3)Bird Cherry or Rasemose Cherry


True Cherries:

     Cerasus contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known as true cherries and distinguished by having a single winter bud per axil, by having the flowers in small corymbs or umbels of several together (occasionally solitary, e.g. P. serrula; some species with short racemes), and by having smooth fruit with no obvious groove. Examples of true cherries are:

  • Prunus apetala (Siebold & Zucc.) Franch. & Sav. – clove cherry
  • Prunus avium (L.) L. – sweet cherry, wild cherry, mazzard or gean
  • Prunus campanulata Maxim. – Taiwan cherry, Formosan cherry or bell-flowered cherry
  • Prunus canescens Bois. – grey-leaf cherry
  • Prunus cerasus L. – sour cherry
  • Prunus emarginata (Douglas ex Hook.) Walp. – Oregon cherry or bitter cherry
  • Prunus fruticosa Pall. – European dwarf cherry, dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry
  • Prunus incisa Thunb. – Fuji cherry
  • Prunus jamasakura Siebold ex Koidz. – Japanese mountain cherry or Japanese hill cherry
  • Prunus leveilleana (Koidz.) Koehne – Korean mountain cherry
  • Prunus maackii Rupr. – Manchurian cherry or Amur chokecherry
  • Prunus mahaleb L. – Saint Lucie cherry, rock cherry, perfumed cherry or mahaleb cherry
  • Prunus maximowiczii Rupr. – Miyama cherry or Korean cherry
  • Prunus nipponica Matsum. – Takane cherry, peak cherry or Japanese alpine cherry
  • Prunus pensylvanica L.f. – pin cherry, fire cherry, or wild red cherry
  • Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl. – Chinese sour cherry or Chinese cherry
  • Prunus rufa Wall ex Hook.f. – Himalayan cherry
  • Prunus rufoides C.K.Schneid. – tailed-leaf cherry
  • Prunus sargentii Rehder – northern Japanese hill cherry, northern Japanese mountain cherry or Sargent's cherry
  • Prunus serrula Franch. – paperbark cherry, birch bark cherry or Tibetan cherry
  • Prunus serrulata Lindl. – Japanese cherry, hill cherry, Oriental cherry or East Asian cherry
  • Prunus speciosa (Koidz.) Ingram – Oshima cherry
  • Prunus takesimensis Nakai – Ulleungdo cherry
  • Prunus yedoensis Matsum. – Yoshino cherry or Tokyo cherry

Bush Cherries :

     Bush cherries are characterized by having three winter buds per axil.[ They used to be included in Prunus subg. Cerasus, but phylogenetic research indicates they should be a section of Prunus subg. Prunus. Examples of bush cherries are:

  • Prunus cistena Koehne – purple-leaf sand cherry
  • Prunus humilis Bunge – Chinese plum-cherry or humble bush cherry
  • Prunus japonica Thunb. – Korean cherry
  • Prunus prostrata Labill. – mountain cherry, rock cherry, spreading cherry or prostrate cherry
  • Prunus pumila L. – sand cherry
  • Prunus tomentosa Thunb. – Nanking cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando cherry, mountain cherry, Chinese dwarf cherry, Chinese bush cherry


Bird Cherries, Cherry Laurels, and Other Racemose Cherries :

     Padus contains most racemose species that are called cherries which used to be included in the genera Padus (bird cherries), Laurocerasus (cherry laurels), Pygeum (tropical species such as African cherry) and Maddenia. Examples of the racemose cherries are:

  • Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman – African cherry
  • Prunus caroliniana Aiton – Carolina laurel cherry or laurel cherry
  • Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud. – Himalayan bird cherry
  • Prunus grayana Maxim. – Japanese bird cherry or Gray's bird cherry
  • Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. – hollyleaf cherry, evergreen cherry, holly-leaved cherry or islay
  • Prunus laurocerasus L. – cherry laurel
  • Prunus lyonii (Eastw.) Sarg. – Catalina Island cherry
  • Prunus myrtifolia (L.) Urb. – West Indian cherry
  • Prunus napaulensis (Ser.) Steud. – Nepal bird cherry
  • Prunus occidentalis Sw. – western cherry laurel
  • Prunus padus L. – bird cherry or European bird cherry
  • Prunus pleuradenia Griseb. – Antilles cherry
  • Prunus serotina Ehrh. – black cherry, wild cherry
  • Prunus ssiori F.Schmidt – Hokkaido bird cherry
  • Prunus virginiana L. – chokecherry


Cultivation :

     The developed structures are of the species sweet cherry to which most cherry cultivars have a place, and the sharp cherry, which is utilized primarily for cooking. The two species start in Europe and western Asia; they for the most part don't cross-fertilize. Some different species, in spite of the fact that having palatable natural product, are not developed broadly for utilization, besides in northern locales where the two primary species won't develop. Water system, splashing, work, and their affinity to harm from downpour and hail make cherries moderately costly. In any case, request is high for the organic product. In business creation, harsh cherries, just as sweet cherries now and then, are reaped by utilizing a motorized "shaker". Hand picking is broadly utilized for sweet just as sharp cherries to gather the

organic product to keep away from harm to both leafy foods. 

     Basic rootstocks incorporate Mazzard, Mahaleb, Colt, and Gisela Series, an overshadowing rootstock that produces trees essentially more modest than others, simply 8 to 10 feet (2.5 to 3 meters) tall. Harsh cherries require no pollenizer, while few sweet assortments are self-ripe. 

     A cherry tree will take three to four years whenever it is planted in the plantation to deliver its first harvest of natural product, and seven years to accomplish complete development.


Nutrition :

     Raw sweet cherries are 82% water, 16% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and negligible in fat. As raw fruit, sweet cherries provide little nutrient content per 100 g serving, as only dietary fiber and vitamin C are present in moderate content, while other vitamins and dietary minerals each supply less than 10% of the Daily Value (DV) per serving, respectively.

     Compared to sweet cherries, raw sour cherries contain 50% more vitamin C per 100 g (12% DV) and about 20 times more vitamin A (8% DV), beta-Carotene in particular.

     Cherries are plentiful in numerous significant vitamins and minerals. A serving of sweet cherries has 18% of the suggested every day worth of vitamin C. Red cherries give a significantly more prominent lift, conveying 25% of the suggested every day sum. 


Cherries are likewise a decent wellspring of: 


  • Vitamin B6 
  • Vitamin C 
  • Potassium 
  • Magnesium 

Supplements per Serving 


1 cup of sweet cherries contains: 

  • Calories: 97 
  • Protein: 2 grams 
  • Fat: Less than 1 gram 
  • Carbs: 25 grams 
  • Fiber: 3 grams 
  • Sugar: 20 grams


Benefits :

Large numbers of the medical advantages of cherries come from the reality they are plentiful in vitamin C. Otherwise called ascorbic corrosive, vitamin C assumes a significant part in iron assimilation, collagen arrangement, and a few other basic capacities in your body.


Cancer Prevention :

Exploration recommends that eating Bing cherries consistently may decrease irritation. Aggravation assumes a critical part in the advancement of numerous sicknesses, including a few sorts of malignancy. Studies found that cherries help lessen aggravation without decreasing glucose or insulin levels. 


Heart Health :


Specialists have distinguished an assortment of polyphenols present in prepared cherries. Polyphenols are a sort of cell reinforcement found in plants. Different investigations propose that individuals who eat eats less wealthy in these mixtures are more averse to foster cardiovascular infection.


Reduce pain after Exercise :

Exercise is a vital piece of a sound way of life, yet a few group try not to work out on the grounds that they stress over the touchiness or agony they may encounter later on. Cherries may help facilitate this inconvenience. In one examination, sprinters who drank tart cherry squeeze day by day prior to running a significant race felt less a throbbing painfulness afterward.Exercise is a critical piece of a solid way of life, however a few group try not to work out in light of the fact that they stress over the irritation or torment they may encounter later on. Cherries may help facilitate this distress. In one examination, sprinters who drank tart cherry squeeze day by day prior to running a significant race felt less a throbbing painfulness a short time later.


Other Use :

Cherry wood is valued for its rich color and straight grain in manufacturing fine furniture, particularly desks, tables and chairs.


Best Way To Add Cherry in Your Regular Diet :

  • Incorporate cherries with chicken, pineapple, and sugar snap peas in a novel sautéed food. 
  • Appreciate a frozen yogurt dessert with a clincher. 

  • Make a yogurt parfait with moved oats, agave syrup, and cherries. 
  • Mix frozen cherries with banana, yogurt, and milk to make a flavorful smoothie. 
  • Add cherries to pico de gallo with onion, tomato, and jalapeño. 
  • Remember cherries for tacos with chicken, lime, and harsh cream. 
  • Blend sharp cherries in with basmati rice and coriander to make the Persian dish albaloo polo. 
  • Set up a cherry compote and appreciate with balsamic vinegar and goat cheddar.