Cherry, Wild
The Wild Cherry, one of the prettiest native trees, is a broadleaved deciduous tree, that can grow to a height of 30m, and may live for 60 years.
The shiny bark is a deep reddish-brown with prominent cream-coloured horizontal lines called lenticels.
Photo supplied by: Alan Payne
Common Name:
Wild Cherry
Scentific Name:
Prunus sp
Tree No:
182
Location:
G5
Oval, green and toothed with pointed tips, measuring 6–15cm with two red glands on the stalk at the leaf base. They fade to orange and deep crimson in autumn.
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Cherry trees are hermaphrodite, meaning the male and female reproductive parts are found in the same flower. Flowers, measuring 8–15mm across appear in April and are white and cup-shaped, with five petals. They hang in clusters of two to six.
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After pollination by insects, the flowers develop into globular, hairless, deep-red cherries.
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Wild cherry is native to the UK and throughout Europe, except the far north. It grows best in full sunlight and fertile soil.
The spring flowers provide an early source of nectar and pollen for bees; while the cherries are eaten by birds, including the blackbird and thrush, as well as mammals, such as the badger, and various rodents. The foliage is the main food plant for caterpillars of many species of moth.
Wild cherry has many cultivars and is a popular ornamental tree in gardens. Traditionally, cherries were planted for their fruit and this species is the parent of most eating cherry species. Its timber is valued for furniture and musical instrument making. Its wood is also good for smoking foods.
These days, cherry wood is used to make decorative veneers and furniture. The wood is hard, strong and honey-coloured, and can be polished to a good, shiny brown. The wood burns well and produces a sweetly scented smoke, similar to the scent of its flowers.
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