Fruiting cherry trees (as opposed to the ornamental varieties) are loosely divided into two types. The first, known as sweet cherry (Prunus avium), produces fruit sweet enough to eat straight from ...

But there's more to cherry trees than ornate blooms; plenty of them grow edible fruit — not just for birds, but for us measly humans, too. In the U.S., you will broadly find tart (Prunus cerasus ...