Dwarf Cherry

Dwarf Cherry as a name has been used for at least three species of small cherry trees:

  • Prunus cerasus
  • Prunus fruticosa
  • Prunus pumila

An unrelated Australian tree with cherry-like fruit:

  • Exocarpus strictus

Cultivars of the sour cherry Prunus cerasus that are grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks.

Famous quotes containing the words dwarf and/or cherry:

    “A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size—take my word, is a dwarf in more articles than one.”
    —Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

    “The cherry orchard is now mine!... I bought the estate on which my grandfather and father were slaves, where they were not even permitted in the kitchen.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)