Cherry tree factsheets

These factsheets have information about the groups or species of cherry tree you can identify for the urban tree survey.

You can use the factsheets to find out more about each species or group of species, and to check your identifications.

Bird cherries

This group of trees gets its name from the fact that birds enjoy their fruits so much.
Fuji cherry

They have white or pink flowers on hairy stalks, in clusters of 2–4, and the leaf edges have pointed teeth.
Japanese cherries

These cherries have white flowers in clusters of 2–6, and the leaves may be hairless or downy on the underside but the leaf stalks are hairless.
Morello cherry

These trees have white, saucer-shaped flowers and leaves that are glossy on the upper surface but hairless on the underside.
Rum cherry

Their white flowers are in spikes of 10 or more, and the leaves have orange or rusty-coloured hairs on the underside.
Spring cherries

These cherries have pink flowers on hairy stalks, in cluster of 2–5.
St Lucie cherries

These trees have white flowers in clusters of 10 or fewer, and the leaf edges have blunt or rounded teeth.
Tibetan cherry

These cherries have white flowers in clusters of 2–3, the leaves have pointed teeth and the bark is very glossy.
Wild cherry

Wild cherry trees have white, cup-shaped flowers in clusters of 2–6.
Cherries

Cherries are easiest to spot in spring due to their colourful blossom.