Gean in blossom in Scotland.

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Gean is a species of cherry, native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia, from the British Isles south to Morocco and Tunisia, and east to southern Sweden, Poland, Ukraine, the Caucasus, and northern Iran, with a small disjunct population in the western Himalaya. The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as the new leaves, borne in corymbs of two to six together, each flower pendent on a 2–5 cm peduncle, – cm diameter, with five pure white petals, yellowish stamens, and a superior ovary; they are hermaphroditic, and pollinated by bees.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Menstrie Clackmannanshire Scotland UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain Europe
Photo credit: © Ben Cleuch / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: blossom, british, cherry, corymbs, european, flowers, gean, mazzard, regeneration, rosaceae, scotland, seasons, spring, springtime, sweet, white, wild