樱桃是各类鲜果中最先登市的佼佼者,早熟品种五月初即可上市,故有“春果第一枝”美誉。民间有“樱桃开眼”之说,只要樱桃一露面,其他水果便接踵而至了。樱桃成熟后,是黄莺最喜食的佳果,所以也有“莺桃”之名。樱桃的名称很多,有含桃、牛桃、朱樱、麦樱、蜡樱、菱樱、崖蜜等等。成熟的樱桃,红若宝石,形如珍珠,极为艳丽,也是诗人墨客吟咏的好题材。唐代大诗人白居易在《樱桃歌》中赞道:“圆转盘倾玉,鲜 Cherry is the leader of all kinds of fresh fruit in the market, early varieties can be listed in early May, so there is ”the first branch of spring fruit“ reputation. Folk have ”cherry open eyes,“ said, as long as the cherry appearance, other fruits will come one after another. Cherry mature, is the most popular euonymus good fruit, so there are ”Orioles peach “ in the name. Many names of cherries, peach, peach, Zhu Ying, Mai Ying, wax Sakura, Ling Sakura, cliff honey and so on. Mature cherry, red if the gems, shaped like pearls, very beautiful, but also a good poet melodious subject matter. Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, praised the song ”Cherry Song“: ”The round turntable poured jade and freshness