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Sweet Cherry is not deer resistant.
Prunus avium
- Deer
- Frequently
- Zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Fruit (Edible)
- Tree
Deer-resistant alternatives to Sweet Cherry
These are tagged deer-resistant in the same catalogue. Check light and height before planting.

Japanese Cherry
Prunus serrulata
same genusThe Japanese flowering cherry tree is a small to medium-sized flowering tree that has spectacular spring flowers.

Carolina Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
same genusCarolina cherry laurel is a broadleaf evergreen, woody shrub to small tree and a member of the rose family (Rosaceae).

Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
same genusBlack cherry is a woody, deciduous tree in the rose family (Rosaceae).

Common Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
similar roleHoney locust is a rapidly growing, large deciduous tree in the Fabaceae (bean) family and found scattered throughout North Carolina, except for the high mountains.

Black Willow
Salix nigra
similar roleSalix nigra , commonly called black willow, is a medium-to-large, fast-growing, deciduous willow tree.

Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
similar roleOhio buckeye is a low-branched, small to medium-sized deciduous tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae).

Silver Willow
Salix alba var. sericea
similar roleSilver Willow is a medium-sized, bushy, fast growing, flowering tree in the willow family native to Europe and Northern Africa.

Hard Maple
Acer saccharum
similar roleNorthern sugar maple is a deciduous tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to Eastern and central North America from Canada south through the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia and west to Minnesota to northeast Texas.

Big Buckeye
Aesculus flava
similar roleYellow buckeye is a deciduous tree in the maple family (Sapindaceae), native to eastern North America.

Common Beech
Fagus sylvatica
similar roleThe European beech is a large, graceful, deciduous tree with a short trunk and low branching habit.
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