Prunus, continued from last...
...Continued from last week's post.
(Above and below) Prunus 'Tai-haku', also known as Great White Cherry. I wasn't sure about last week's tree because it seemed to be in flower too early. But this one is right on time. [The usual 'Sato Zakura' sequence is: 1. Shirotae 2. Cheal's Weeping Cherry 3. Hokusai 4. Tai-haku 5. Ukon 6. Kanzan 7. Pink Perfection 8. Amanogawa 9. Shirofugen 10. Shimidsu]
(Above and below) Wild Cherry (Prunus avium), showing the characteristic whorled branches, common in conifers but unusual in a broad-leafed species. Unfortunately, this handsome tree is showing a few signs of decline. On the right of the photo below, you can see a large "witch's broom", a hanging frond with crowded early leaves - caused by the fungus Taphrina cerasi, I believe, but arboriculturists may know better.
(Below) The next in sequence, Prunus 'Ukon', the blossom opening creamy yellow among brown leaves. A fragrant tree.
And Prunus 'Kanzan' is on its way...
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I'm very glad to see your annual musings about Prunus accompanying your gallery of images. I return from a New World odyssey, battling volcano ash instead of Polyphemus and Sirens, to find (instead of Penelope and the domestic hearth) my own cherry tree (Morel, according to the label when I bought it) in blossom after last year's pruning. Its first crop of cherries consisted of rather ethereal fruit, lacking in density and sweetness. But I imagine a tree has to pass through adolescence before it can reach full maturity.
I hope you enjoyed Jamaica! I suppose your cherry is a variety of Prunus cerasus (Sour cherry), the fruit with its greater acidity is meant to be good for cooking so perhaps you can make cherry pie...
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