Common name:
Wild cherry
Family:
Scientific name:
Prunus avium
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles; least common in far north Scotland, and west Ireland
Height:
Up to 25 m
Habitat:
Woodland, hedges
Flowers:
In clusters of 2 to 6, each flower attached by stalks of up to 5 cm. Flowers are formed of a cup-shaped receptacle that is widest at the middle, waisted above, with five reddish sepals, recurved when mature, and five white petals. Stamens, of varying lengths, have white filaments and orange anthers, while the central pistil has a green style with orange stigma. Flower clusters are subtended by toothed bracts
Fruit:
Small, spherical red berries
Leaves:
Ovate to elliptical, lined by large and small teeth (double-toothed), finely hairy below but hairless above, up to 15 cm long. Petioles bear a few red glands
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
