Flowers of the cherry laurel ( Prunus laurocerasus)

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The cherry laurel ( Prunus laurocerasus), sometimes known as the English laurel in America, in full bloom. "It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing to between 5–15 m tall. The leaves are dark green, leathery, shiny, with a finely serrated margin. The flower buds appear in early spring and open in early summer in erect 7–15-cm racemes of 30–40 flowers, with five creamy-white petals and numerous yellowish stamens. The fruit is a small cherry 1–2-cm broad, turning black when ripe in early autumn. The common name of cherry laurel refers to the similarity of foliage and appearance to the true laurel, Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae) but the two plants are in different families and are unrelated.

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Size: 4672px × 3104px
Location: Leicestershire, England
Photo credit: © Andy J Hollingbery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: blossom, cherry, flowers, laurel, laurocerasus, leaf, leaves, prunus, spring, white