“Some cultivated varieties of Japanese cherries are said to be hardy in Zone 5, but the wild ... flowering cherry, it is a short-lived tree that is susceptible to many insects and diseases ...

He noted that the local tribe Tongva (Gabrielinos) used fruits such as cherries, grass seeds, and other wild seeds. Many cherry bushes or trees are evergreen, meaning that they never drop their ...

The tree is the Barbados cherry. Its scientific name is Malpighia glabra but is also commonly called Acerola, or wild crape myrtle. I was recently introduced to this tree by an Atlantic Beach ...