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The Cherry! A fleshy fruit that contains a single seed. Some sweet, some sour, all delicious.
The pit is generally smooth, and encloses a single seed. The skin color is generally deep red or purple (often referred to as "black"), yellow, or rarely white. Yellow fruit often have a red cheek. The flesh color varies from white to dark red.
Sweet cherries for fresh consumption are harvested by hand, usually leaving the pedicels intact. They are harvested at firm-mature stage to reduce bruising. Sweets intended for processing are hand harvested also, but without pedicels. Sour cherries intended for processing are shaken from trees when ripe.
Shelf life of fresh cherries is only a few days at room temperature. So you need eat it as soon as possible!