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| synonyms: Bird Cherry, Gean, Mazzard, Wild Cherry |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Deciduous |
| size: Tall forest trees (above 10m) |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves green, Trees and shrubs with good autumn colour |
| plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative white flowers |
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Prunus avium L. Gean, Wild Cherry, Bird Cherry or Mazzard Deciduous tree, native to Europe, including Britain. Its fruits trend to be bitter but it is one of the parents of most European cultivated cherries. The wood is reddish-brown with a very straight grain, and used in cabinet making, and for anything requiring a straight bore such as pipes and musical instruments. To be found in hedges and woods, gardens and parks in most of Europe, also cultivated and naturalised in eastern N. America. Height to 18m (60ft) or more. Flowers open in mid April, each about 2.5cm (1in) across in clusters on previous year's growth. Fruits are about 2cm (¾in) across and may be light or blackish red, sweet or bitter. Leaves have stems red above and yellowish beneath with 2 or more glands or lumps near the base of the leaf blade and colour yellow and red in autumn. Bark is reddish brown and clearly marked by lenticels in horizontal lines and broken by large cracks. Zone 3 |
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