Sweet cherry is Prunus avium, sour cherry is Prunus cerasus, and wild cherry (used for medicinal purposes) Prunus virginianus or Prunus serotina. Members of the Rosaceae (or rose) family.
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"wilde kers" is a Dutch equivalent of "wild cherry tree" (Prunus avium).
"Vogel-Kirsche" is a German equivalent of "wild cherry tree" (Prunus avium).
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"Zoete kers" is a Dutch equivalent of "sweet wild cherry tree" (Prunus avium).
"Vogel-Kirsche" is a German equivalent of "sweet wild cherry tree" (Prunus avium).
Prunus avium is the scientific, Latin or binomial name for the wild cherry tree.Humans may share with wildlife a love for the tree's wild fruit. But that is the only tree body part that is edible. All other parts may be upsetting or irritating to the human palate because of the mildly toxic cyanogenic glycoside molecules that they contain.
"Wild cherry tree," Sweet wild cherry tree" or "Sweet cherry tree" may be English equivalents of "Zoete kers" (Prunus avium).
"Wild cherry tree," "Sweet wild cherry tree" or "Sweet cherry tree" may be English equivalents of Vogel-Kirsche" (Prunus avium).
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Prunus serotina.
Sour cherry tree is the common name for Prunus cerasus.The sour cherry's mature height tends not to exceed 15-20 feet (5-6 meters). Those woody plants that mature to 30 feet (9.144 meters) or more are considered trees. Those woody plants that mature to lesser heights are called shrubs or small trees.