![]() ![]() The glands are sometimes stalked or sometimes sessile. They may also have glands on their leaves, sepals, and buds. Sometimes surfaces are just described as hairy, but knowing what kind of hair really helps to identify different species.Ĭherry tree hairs may be puberulent (soft and very short, often downy or velvety to the touch), pubescent (soft hairs, longer than puberulent but not as long as pilose), or tomentose (long, curled, and matted). Identifying Cherry Trees by Their Hairs and Other Surface FeaturesĬherry trees also sometimes have hairs on their leaves or other surfaces that can be used to help the different types of cherry trees.īotanists have a lot of different terms to describe the various plant hairs, also called trichomes. ![]() Some species have evergreen leaves that tend to look very laurel-like, though laurels are completely unrelated.Ĭherry leaves can be elliptic (shaped like an ellipse, widest in the middle and narrowing at both ends), oblong (having parallel sides and mostly rounded tips and bases), ovate (egg-shaped, widest at the base), obovate (egg-shaped, widest at the tip), lanceolate (like ovate but narrower, with a length-to-width ratio of 3:1 or greater and widest at the base), or oblanceolate (like lanceolate but widest at the tip). They return the following spring, often after the flowers have bloomed but sometimes before or with the flowers. Most cherries have deciduous leaves that usually turn color in the autumn before falling off. Most species have simple leaves that are not lobed or compound, but rare exceptions do exist. Prunus never have oppositely arranged leaves in opposite pairs at the node, which will help differentiate them from some of the other trees with simple leaves. ![]() Images by Lyrae Willis, Own Work – for Tree Vitalize ![]()
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