Plum and damson trees
These are closely related to cherries, belonging to the same genus. They can be thorny.
Features of plum and damson trees
- flowers: 1-3 in clusters
- style: 1
- seeds: 1
- ripe fruit: 2-8cm long, skin with a greyish waxy bloom
Plum flower.
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Ripe fruit.
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Whole tree.
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Flower with one style.
Flowers in a pair.
Fruit with one seed.
Features of cherry trees
- flowers in clusters with stalks all arising from a central point, or arranged along a short stem, or in spikes
- styles: 1
- seeds: 1
- ripe fruit: less than 2cm long with a smooth apex
- bark with raised horizontal lines or bands of pores (lenticels)
