Cherry tree , whether planted for their fruit or flowers , have been grown in the United States for hundreds of years . Many cerise trees , such as the Bing , require a large amount of chill hours ( between 32 and 45 degree F ) each wintertime to fly high . Florida , being mostly tropic , ca n’t grow the traditional cherries , but there are some potpourri that will append colour and delicious fruit to your garden .

Black Cherry

The black cherry red ( Prunus serotina ) is a native North American fruit tree that will grow in areas of Florida northwards of Lake Okeechobee . The black cherry can reach 60 to 90 feet in height , and it has humble branch that droop to the earth . Its glum jet , shiny leaves turn a adorable yellow , orange or red in the fall . Fragrant white prime in the outflow become 1/2 - in , acerb , purple yield used for jams , jelly and cordial . The black cherry red ’s wood is highly prise and used for all right piece of furniture . It will grow in most soils , alkaline or acidulous , as long as the soil is well - drained . The grim cherry red has a high drought leeway . Farmers should be cognisant that the tree ’s twig and leaves hold in hydrocyanic acid , which can envenom livestock if consumed in prominent quantities .

Sargent Cherry

John Singer Sargent cherry ( Prunus sargentii ) is a 25- to 40 - understructure - tall unfolding cherry red used in home garden . Like many cherry , it like moth-eaten winter ; consequently , it develop only in Florida ’s panhandle . The Sargent cherry red grow at a moderate pace . It has pink blossoms and cinnamon brown , shiny bark . Its pea - sized fruits get going off red and mature to purpleness in June and July . The Sargent cherry has 3- to 5 - inch - long dark green leaves that change state brilliant orange tree , yellow or crimson in the early fall . It is drouth - kind and grows best in slightly alkaline , well - drained soil .

Barbados Cherry

The Barbados cerise ( Malpighia glabra ) is a fruit cherry native to the West Indies , South and Central America that thrive in south Florida and the warmest areas of central Florida . Its yield is renowned for its passing high vitamin nose candy substance . This small tree , which can reach 20 invertebrate foot , has shiny igniter to inscrutable greenish leaf . Its flowers range from pale pink to go up , and it blooms from April through the summer . The Barbados cherry has 1 - inch juicy , tenuous - skinned yield ranging from ignitor to deep deep red . The fruit ’s form is yellow and can contain as much as 4,500 milligrams of vitamin C in 100 grams of partially ripe fruit . It is made into jams , jellies , pies , sherbet and wine . The Barbados cherry tree may have three to five crop each year . The tree is cold - lovesome , capable of pull through temperature only to 28 degree F for unretentive periods . It grows well in most stain , as long as they are well - drained and spare of nematode .

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