I love fresh fruit and have been enjoying the cherries this season!
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These are "sweet cherries" from a Prunus avium tree, which I bought at my local grocery store. They are so good, I might have to buy more next time I go shopping for food! Oddly, though, cherries are only good sources of dietary fiber and Vitamin-C, with only trace amounts of other nutrients. But, they are delicious, nonetheless.
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Most cultivars of cherry trees need a cool winter to provide fruit:
...in order to break dormancy, blossom, and set fruit, the winter season needs to have at least 800 hours where the temperature is below 45 Β°F (7 Β°C).[1]
In the US, cherries are mostly grown in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Traverse City, Michigan, calls itself the "Cherry Capital of the World." Cherries also thrive in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, the Mediterranean regions of Europe and some parts of the Middle East and Australia.
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Yum, YUM, yum, YUM!! I've been eating sooo many cherrries! They're absolutely my fave. I know they're not the most nutritious, but they're just so damn delicious!
I ate a huuuge handful earlier today. Mayhaps a bit too many, as they kinda mess with my belly when I eat too much. OOPS! Pretty much worth the belly-ache. LOL!
What a lovely photo! Is that one of yours?
Yes!! Always!! It's kind of hidden in this one, but my watermark is in the bottom left corner. ;) β’ Cherry blossoms in Vancouver, BC. ~ YUM.~
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howdy from Texas thekittygirl! just found your blog after you left a comment on my latest post. I really like this blog and am following. Cherries are so wonderful and healthy, love the contrast in colors between your pink nail and the dark red of the cherry! God bless you!
I love cherries! They are one of my favourite fruits! I would live on cherries!
Cherries are delicious and these facts about them are interesting.
For us, here in Serbia, cherry season is gone - well at least for two cherry trees we have in our garden.
By the way, I really like your nail color! :)
This post reminds me of my girlfriend's cherry jam that she would make every year. It was so good and such a treat when she shared a few jars with us. We loved it on our cereal for a treat!