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... the cherry tree ...
a definite sweet perfume and it did not take
long to fill the house with its' perfume
blue and yellow flames with good charcoal
quite a noisy fire
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Cherry trees belong to the family Prunus which also includes peaches, apricots, plums and almonds. There are over four hundred different species and can generally be found in the temperate regions of the North. |
Apparently the Cherry tree was first introduced into England by King Henry VIII who had tried the fruit when he was in Flanders. |
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Turkey is the largest producer of cherries in the world - with annual harvests of over four hundred thousand tonnes. With the United States coming a close second. Our Cherry Firewood is from England and America |
In Traverse City in Michigan they claim to be the "Cherry Capital of the World" and each year they host a National Cherry Festival which produces the world's largest cherry pie - weighing in at over 2,800 pounds (1,270 kilos) with a seventeen foot diameter (5.1816 metres). |
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If the bark on the Cherry tree is wounded it produces a gum like substance which seals the bark and stops infection from fungus and insects. The Cherry tree is deciduous and can grow to a maximum height of 32 metres with diameters of long established trees reaching up to 1.5 metres. In young trees as in the photograph the bark is quite smooth but as the tree ages the bark is more fissured and darker. |
The growing season for cherries is very short with crops being available in the summer. Two varieties of cherries are available: the sweet cherry is eaten as a fruit and the sour cherry is generally used for cooking. |
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In Japan many of the flowering Cherry trees do not bear fruit, the flowers have a tinge of pale pink but the flower itself is almost a pure white. Unfortunately they are fairly short lived with the flowers blooming and falling within a week, the leaves follow the flowers. There is a custom in Japan called Hanami when people are encouraged to picnic under these stunning trees. |
