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==Cultivation==
The cherry plum is a popular [[Ornamental plant|ornamental tree]] for [[garden]] and [[landscaping]] use, grown for its very early flowering. Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been developed, many of them selected for purple foliage, such as ''P cerasifera'' var ''pissardii'' <small>(Carrière) L.H. Bailey</small> (''P.'' 'Atropurpurea').<ref name=Stace/><ref name=pissard>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060708234550/http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/PRUCERA.pdf Pissard Plum Fact Sheet]</ref> The cultivar 'Nigra' with black foliage and pink flowers, has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/61117/Prunus-cerasifera-Nigra/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> [[Prunus × cistena|''Prunus'' × ''cistena'']] (purple leaf sand cherry), a hybrid of ''Prunus cerasifera'' and ''[[Prunus pumila]]'', the sand cherry, also won the Award of Garden Merit.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/47608/Prunus-x-cistena/Details | title = ''Prunus'' × ''cistena'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 18 February 2019}}</ref>
<ref>[http://plantfacts.osu.edu/pdf/0247-912.pdf Plant Facts, ''Prunus x cistena'' - Purpleleaf Sand Cherry (Rosaceae)]</ref><ref>[http://www-pub.naz.edu:9000/~treewalk/north_tree_walk/prunuscistena Nazareth College, Purpleleaf Sand Cherry ''Prunus x cistena''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306174811/http://www-pub.naz.edu:9000/~treewalk/north_tree_walk/prunuscistena |date=2016-03-06 }}/</ref> These purple-foliage forms (often called 'purple-leaf plum'), also have dark purple fruit, which make an attractive, intensely
Cultivated cherry plums can have fruits, foliage, and flowers in any of several colours. Some varieties have sweet fruits that can be eaten fresh, while others are sour and better for making [[jam]]. Cherry plums are a key ingredient in [[Georgian cuisine]] where they are used to produce [[tkemali]] sauce, as well as a number of popular dishes, such as [[kharcho]] soup and [[chakapuli]] stew.
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