Cherries with "little red faces" are very likable, and the sweet and sour taste is even more "lingering", but there is also a close relative of cherries on the market - black cherries, which have a darker color and a larger size, and are also very popular with everyone.
Do you understand how black cherries are different from ordinary cherries? Let's find out!
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The home of the black cherry is in the United States, a plant native to the United States, distributed in the eastern half of the United States, from the plains to the Atlantic coast, from the Great Lakes region to Mexico, that is, growing in a vast area east of the Mississippid River.
And the black cherries we see on the market are actually introduced from China, and because black cherries have a strong adaptability to the climate, black cherries can be planted in the north from Heilongjiang to Guangzhou in the south.
In addition, black cherries are unique in that they are the only species of the cherry tree that have commercial timber value. That is to say, of all the cherry fruit trees, the wood of the American black cherry is the only one with commercial timber value.
Why? In terms of the plant characteristics of black cherries.
Compared with the cherry fruit trees such as red light and micho, the development value of black cherries in the fruit field is indeed not very high, but compared to red lights and mihaza, black cherries are giants on high. It is a large deciduous tree with a medium growth rate, the tree is tall and beautiful, the trunk is straight and straight, and the tree height can reach up to 39 m.
"Wood shows in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." Cherry trees like black cherries grow tall and thick, and it's a shame not to use them for wood. Whether in the United States or in other countries in the world, the introduction of black cherries is planned to use black cherries as a variety with commercial wood value, and few black cherries are introduced as fruit tree varieties.
In the United States, black cherry wood is light, solid and finely textured, and is a high-quality material for furniture. Because the wood section of black cherry has a unique texture and color, black cherry furniture is very marketable.
Nevertheless, as a variety of cherries, the fruit of the black cherry is also edible. However, in most cases, black cherries are used to make processed pulp foods such as jams. On the contrary, fresh food is not so popular in the United States, black cherry is not high in sugar, it will be a little bitter to eat, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult to develop as a fruit.
There is also a reason, black cherries begin to bear fruit in 6 years, 30 years into the full fruit stage, the fruit age of more than 100 years. If it was only used for the commercial cultivation of fruits, fruit merchants would have died long ago. Therefore, most countries in the world generally use black cherries to build black cherry forest areas, and their economic value is mainly the wood of black cherries. Secondly, black cherry fruit also has a certain development and utilization.
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After understanding the "floating and sinking" of black cherries, what kind of sparks will it rub off with ordinary cherries? How do we differentiate between them?
First of all, the shape is different. Although both black cherries and cherries belong to a type of cherry, the difference is actually relatively large from the appearance point of view. Their color difference is relatively large, compared to the color of black cherries will be darker, and cherries are ruddy and transparent, which is a difference between black cherries and cherries.
The taste is different. For black cherries and cherries, there is also a difference in the taste and texture of eating, although they are all good fruits, but the taste of eating is more different. Comparatively speaking, the taste of black cherries will be sweeter, and the taste will be softer, while the taste of cherries will be relatively hard, and the taste will be sour and sweet.
Nutrition is different. For black cherries and cherries, the biggest difference is the difference in nutritional value. In comparison, the iron content of black cherries is very high, which can help us replenish the iron needed by the human body, so the effect of tonifying blood and qi will be more outstanding, and it is more suitable for female friends to take.
Speaking of which, some friends will ask, cherries look a lot like black cherries, what is the difference between them? In fact, cherry is a kind of black cherry. Cherry" comes from the transliteration of the English "cherries" of cherries, and the reason why it has such a name is because when the American Cherry Association first entered China, in order to distinguish it from China's domestic cherries, it declared its cherries as "cherry".
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There are all kinds of interesting stories behind cherries, want to know?
Cherry, ancient name containing peach, because of its small size, birds can swallow the fruit in their mouths, as for the peach word, it is because the fruit is like a shrunken peach, and the combination of the two becomes "containing peach". Maybe some friends will raise objections, the cherries sold in the market are not small at all, how big a bird must be to swallow the cherries?
In fact, this refers to China's wild cherries. According to records, in the northern regions of ancient China, especially in the Yellow River Basin, the commonly cultivated cherries are wild species native to China, and the Chinese name of this species in the Flora of China is called cherries, also known as Chinese cherries.
The picture shows Chinese cherries
Ripe Chinese cherries are small in size, pink in color, and full of moisture, so the ancients would also use "cherry small mouth" to describe a woman's mouth. Although China has a long history of cultivation and a wide range of cultivation, it has never been a bulk fruit, because the skin of Chinese cherries is thin and tender, which is not only inconvenient to preserve, but also difficult to transport, and once it is not time to eat, it will change its flavor.
Also because cherry trees are very difficult to grow, many Chinese cherries appear in the wild, and only people in the place of origin have this blessing.
The production and storage and transportation of Chinese cherries are difficult to support the huge demand in the market now, so do you know where the cherries we eat now come from?
Most of our usual rounded, bright red cherries are European sweet cherries. Historically, this cherry spread throughout vast areas from West Asia to Europe. As early as 72 BC, Roman historians recorded the cultivation of cherries brought back from Persia. In addition to the attractive appearance of European sweet cherries, the flesh is also very tight, can withstand long-distance transportation and preservation, so European sweet cherries are naturally commercialized.
In the 1870s, European sweet cherries were introduced to China by missionaries. According to the 1915 book "The Fruit Tree of Manchuria", in 1871, the American missionary Nevilles introduced 10 varieties of sweet cherries, sour cherries and hybrid cherry seedlings and planted them in Yantai, Shandong. Later, through different channels, other varieties were introduced from Russia, Germany, France and other countries, and planted in Dalian, Qingdao, Weihai and other places.
In the "competition" with Chinese cherries, the large, sweet, thick-skinned and well-stored European sweet cherries have won an overwhelming victory. Most of the large cherries sold in the Chinese market today are European sweet cherries, including black cherries.
I believe that after everyone understands the black cherry, they can correctly distinguish the difference between it and ordinary cherries! If you want to eat black cherries, don't miss its season, hurry up and try it!