Wild Cherry
leaves
Wild
Cherry (Prunus avium)
Gean. Irish Crann silin (family - Rosaceae)
Description: Small deciduous tree with round red fruit. Highly rated for timber.Height 60ft 15m. Age up to 200 years.
Habitat: Fertile soil but prefers none acid rich soils. Found in woods and
hedgerows. Natural distribution throughout British Isles except Northern
Scotland. Also most of Europe as far as the Urals.
Similar species: Cultivated cherries derived from Prunus avium. Also see Prunus
padus
Uses past & present: Reddish brown wood.
Uses of wood - Turnery, furniture, veneers, decorative panelling. Good firewood
with fragrance of blossom as burns. Food and drink - The black fruit are edible.
Birds quickly strip fruit from trees.
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