Prunus emarginata
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Prunus emarginata, the bitter cherry or Oregon cherry, is a species of Prunus native to western North America.
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A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe.
Prunus emarginata
…and numerous hairlike stamens; they are almond-scented, produced in clusters in spring, and pollinated by insects. The fruit is a juicy red or purple cherry 7–14 mm (1⁄4–1⁄2 in) diameter, which, as the plant's English name suggests, are bitter. As well as reproducing by seed, it also sends out underground…
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