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Montmorency cherry
Variety of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Montmorency cherry is a variety of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) grown in Europe, Canada, United States , particularly in the Grand Traverse Bay region of Northwest Michigan, Door County, Wisconsin, and parts of Indian Administered Kashmir. Montmorency cherries are part of the lighter-red Amarelle cultivar of sour cherries, rather than the darker-red Morello cultivar. Michigan produces over 90,000 tons of Montmorency cherries each year.[2]
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Genus | Prunus |
Species | Prunus cerasus |
Cultivar | 'Montmorency' |
Origin | Montmorency, France[1] |
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