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Description
Red fruit obtained from over forty types of cherry trees have been used as to make dyes. Examples are :
- Black cherry (Prunus serotina): gives purple, blue and red colors
- Choke cherry (Prunus virginiana): dark red fruit gives a bright red dye
- Red cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica): fruit (red) and bark (brown) are used for dyes.
- Sand cherry (Prunus pumila):
Synonyms and Related Terms
Prunus serotina (black cherry); Prunus virginiana (choke cherry); Prunus pennsylvanica (red cherry); Prunus pumila (sand cherry);colorante alla ciliegia (It.)
Authority
- R.J. Adrosko, R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus (Accessed Dec. 9, 2005)