“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 ...

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 ...

Ornamental cherry trees are blooming in cities. Now a legendary wild cherry tree in Liestal near Basel, whose flowering has helped farmers determine the exact timing of harvests for decades ...