Said to date as far back as 300 B.C. , cherries were named after the Turkish town of Cerasus . Throughout the centuries , cherry trees have been launder for their deliciously succulent fruit as well as for their beauty.

Tourist flock to Washington , D. C. , every year to see the cherry blossoms on the ornamental cherry trees that were originally presented to America’s capital in 1912 by Tokoy’s governor. There are two main groups of cherries sweet and sour . The larger of the two are the firm, heart shaped sweet cherries. They’re delicious for eating out of hand can also be cooked. The most popular varieties range from the dark red to purplish black  Bing, Lambert , and Tartarian to the golden , red blushed Royal Ann . Maraschino cherries are usually made from Royal Ann cherries. Sour cherries are smaller , softer and more globular than the sweet varieties.

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