Question: I don't have a plant identification question,but you might be able to answer this one. I was eating cherries a …
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I don't have a plant identification question,but you might be able to answer this one. I was eating cherries a while ago and I found a double cherry. This was two cherries on one stem. Each contained one seed,the seeds looked normal. What made the cherry grow double like this? I have included a picture of the double cherry beside a normal one. Thank you
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Dear pkbeep, some botanists consider this to be a source of stress (such as high temperature or water stress). The tree produces an extra seed within one cherry so that it appears to be two cherries (this is a way to get more seeds into the environment). While a few of these is normal, many may be a sign the tree could use assistance. Best wishes.
