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:

    “When I lie down to love,
    old dwarf heart shakes her head.
    Like an imbecile she was born old.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “I think it was your cherry pies.”
    —Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)