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3rd May 2010, River Irwell, Prestwich. | Photo: © RWD |
Tall tree, up to 30m. |
20th April 2011, Fishermans Path, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
White flowers appear early, in March, and last until May. They hand downwards on longish drooping stalks. |
20th April 2011, Fishermans Path, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Flowers have five white petals and over a dozen long stamens. |
20th April 2011, Fishermans Path, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
The rear of the flower has five sepals, folded backwards away from the flower. |
20th April 2011, Fishermans Path, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Five cupped and large white petals, often slightly notched in centre. Flowers 15 - 25mm across. |
3rd May 2010, River Irwell, Prestwich. | Photo: © RWD |
Reddish sepals reflexed backwards. Over a dozen stamens bear cream-coloured pollen. |
20th April 2011, Fishermans Path, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves pointed and oval; often coppery as here and turning pink to reddish-purple in autumn. Numerous teeth, bluntly rounded and irregular. |
3rd May 2010, River Irwell, Prestwich. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves, irregularly and bluntly toothed, have a coppery sheen. |
16th July 2015, Harmondsworth Moor, Middx. | Photo: © Sue Kitt |
The fruits hang down in a long and curving stalk. |
16th July 2015, Harmondsworth Moor, Middx. | Photo: © Sue Kitt |
The fruits are delicious when ripe (black) and made into jam. |
20th April 2011, Fishermans Path, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Bark shiny and reddish-brown, slightly peeling. |
3rd May 2010, River Irwell, Prestwich. | Photo: © RWD |
The bole of an older tree, |
Not to be confused with : Hybrid Geum ([a plant with similar name]
Some similarities to : Bird Cherry, Lookee-Likees : Bird Cherry The berries are usually red, but sometimes yellow or, like those of Bird Cherry, black. A good jam can be made from them but the berries are only edible after cooking. All parts of the plant contain poisonous Cyanogenic Glycosides, apart from the berries when they are fully ripe.
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Prunus (Cherries) |
Rose Family [Rosaceae] |