Help- Is this Cherry? Edible? 30 June 2020 at 1:36PM in Greenfingered MoneySaving 6 replies 171 views

HappySad

Hello, a friend said this is a cherry tree. Is it? Are the fruit edible? Would you know what type of cherry tree is called? 

HappySad

More pictures.

Farway

Ned fruit picture to confirm. If it is then yes it's edible, may not be palatable though

Ganga

Is that a snail climbing up it? need to get rid of them proto.

jackieblack

Woodland Trust have a free tree id app to help identify trees

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/tree-id-app/

Davesnave

It is a cherry tree. It may produce fruit, but if it hasn't any at present then it may be barren or the local birds are quicker than you.As Farway says, even if it produces fruits, they may not be something you would want to eat anyway.

An app will tell you its a cherry, but it will be a very clever app if it can tell you what its fruit tastes like or what root stock its on!

twopenny

The trunk looks like a flowering cherry, the decorative kind.

It's a case of wait and see what sort of blossom and when really.

Also many cherries need a second cherry tree to cross polinate or no cherries so even if edible you need to know what type it is.