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Wild Cherry or Gean (Prunus avium)

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The fruits are now ripening on the Wild Cherry. This ia a tree that can reach 20m or more. It has purple-grey, shiny, peeling, horizontally bark. Open grown trees have conical crowns. The buds are large, pointed and russett against grey twigs. They burst in April producing leaves that are initally brown but soon turn green. The leaves have two prominent knobs where they join the stalk. The large white long stalked flowers are produced in April either before or at the same time as the leaves. Wild cherry is often found near wood edges but can reach its full canpoy in places such as open beech woods. Picture taken 18th June 2006 at Stevington, Bedfordshire.

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18th Jun 2006 by Diane Earl

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Biology, Science

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Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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plant tree fruit wildlife

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