Cherry Flower Development

Cherry Photo Gallery

These photos are viewable courtesy of University of California research and extension personnel and programs, including the UC Statewide IPM Program for the photos related to flower and fruit development.

Photos of historic cultivars were provided by Ted DeJong, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. The photos in this collection represent cultivars grown in California, in both commercial and non-commercial production, during the state's long history of tree fruit production.

Dormant bud stage of cherry flower.
Epigynous ovary, stamens, pistil, etc. of bing cherry.
Cherry buds at late popcorn stage of bloom.
Cherry spur at full bloom.
Dormant bud stage of cherry flower. Epigynous ovary, stamens, pistil, etc. of bing cherry. Cherry buds at late popcorn stage of bloom. Cherry spur at full bloom.
Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents. Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents. Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents. Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents.
Cherry past full bloom.
Cherry spur with blossoms at the petal fall stage.
Cherry spur with young fruit at the jacket split stage.
Cherry past full bloom. Cherry spur with blossoms at the petal fall stage. Cherry spur with young fruit at the jacket split stage.
Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents. Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents. Photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project ©UC Regents.