Prunus padus 稠李、臭耳子、臭李子

Common name: Bird Cherry
Scientific name: Prunus padus 稠李*、臭耳子、臭李子
Genus:  Prunus 李屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family
Origin: native

Remarks: '稠' is pronounced as '酬' in Cantonese

Date:  24th April

322 Deciduous, suckering (根出條) tree, can grow up to 19m.

201 Side branch.

200 Upper trunk.

198 Bark brown, peeling(?), strong smelling.

187 Leaves 5-10cm, glabrous.

193 Leaf axil. Leaves alternate.

186 Leaf obovate to elliptic, margin with fine sharp teeth, tip abruptly pointed.

192 Cordate leaf base.

192_1 Note the pair of glands at the end of the petiole.

194 Underside of the leaf, note the tufts of hairs in axils of main veins. (vs with rows of hairs along lower side midrib when mature in Prunus serotina 晚花稠李, rum cherry)

194_1 Tufts of hairs in axils of main veins.

196 Flowers in long (many-flowered elongated), more or less erect or drooping racemes. (vs inflorescence more closely packed in Prunus serotina 晚花稠李, rum cherry)

152 Pedicels 8-15mm. (vs pedicles 3-7mm in Prunus serotina 晚花稠李, rum cherry)

184 A raceme.

180

180_1 Flower bud, note the margins of the sepals.

182 Underside of the flower.

174_2 5 petals, many stamens and 1 carpel with 1 stigma. Petals 5-9mm. (vs petals 3-4.5mm in Prunus serotina 晚花稠李, rum cherry)

174_1