The cherry is a fruit with a single stony seed. Cherries have an unusually long growing season and can grow just about anywhere, from Australia to Africa to the frozen tundra. It has been praised for both the beauty of its flowers and its delicious fruit that blend in well with almost any dish. The cherry is one of the most well known fertility symbols. The juice of the cherry is richly flavored and deeply colored. The taste of a cherry has even been compared to the first taste of love. The phrase "Popping a cherry" refers to someone's loss of virginity. The deep red of the cherry resembles a lover's lips.
In the world of tattoo culture, cherries have come to represent feminine purity while it ripens on the tree. After the fruit is picked, it represents a loss of innocence. A cherry tattooin which the cherry is surrounded in flames represents desire, passion and lust.
