john lydgate said life is a bowl of cherries.
john lydgate said life is a bowl of cherries.
who said life is a bowl of cherries?
john lydgate
life is just a bowl of cherries









































"life is just a bowl of cherries" is a popular song with music by ray henderson and lyrics by lew brown, published in 1931. ethel merman introduced this song in george white's "scandals of 1931". a rudy vallée version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top-10 pop music charts. the song was revived in 1953 by singer jaye p. morgan.









































the song title gave rise to the revue of composer ray henderson's music called "it's the cherries", which launched the american composer series in 2000.









































section::::notable recordings.
life is just a bowl of cherries
most peaches and nectarines are self fertile and thus require fewer pollinators than apples and pears. 









































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pie cherries, also called sour cherries, are self-fertile. most sweet cherries need a second variety for pollination, and even self-fertile varies have improved fruit-set with a second variety. pie cherries can pollinate sweet cherries. cherries do not need thinning.









































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some figs produce fruit without pollination. figs that are pollinated rely on a small fig wasp.









































=temperate nuts=









































section::::almonds.
fruit tree pollination