{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "cherry",
  "botanical_name": "Prunus avium; Prunus cerasus",
  "categories": [
    "tree fruit",
    "perennial crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "common_name": "Cherry",
  "difficulty": "Moderate",
  "family": "Rosaceae",
  "growth_habits": [
    "deciduous tree",
    "grafted",
    "bush or fan-trained form"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Woody perennial",
  "requirements": {
    "container": {
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 45,
      "minimum_volume_litres": 50,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "June",
        "August"
      ]
    },
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Plant dormant tree",
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 0,
      "note": "Use workable, unfrozen soil; this is not a hardiness limit. Blossom is frost-sensitive"
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "maximum": 6.7,
      "minimum": 6.5
    },
    "spacing": {
      "maximum_cm": 270,
      "minimum_cm": 270
    }
  },
  "summary": "Choose sweet cherries for a sunny site or sour cherries for cooking and some shade. Match rootstock and pollination to your garden, and plan access for pruning, bird protection and picking.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-cherries",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/cherries/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "types",
        "soil_ph",
        "planting",
        "harvest",
        "protection"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-cherry-rootstocks",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/fruit-trees/rootstocks",
      "supports": [
        "rootstocks",
        "spacing",
        "support"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-fruit-pollination",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/beginners-guide/fruit-basics/fruit-pollination",
      "supports": [
        "pollination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-container-fruit",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/fruit-trees/containers",
      "supports": [
        "containers",
        "water",
        "feeding"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-fan-pruning",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/fruit-trees/pruning-established-fan-trained",
      "supports": [
        "pruning",
        "training"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-silver-leaf",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/silver-leaf",
      "supports": [
        "pruning",
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-bacterial-canker",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/bacterial-canker",
      "supports": [
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-brown-rot",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/brown-rot",
      "supports": [
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-stone-fruits",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/garden-and-home/yard-and-garden/gardening-in-minnesota/growing-stone-fruits-in-the-home-garden",
      "supports": [
        "climate",
        "planting"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "usu-preserving-cherries",
      "publisher": "Utah State University Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/cherries",
      "supports": [
        "storage",
        "preserving"
      ]
    }
  ]
}