Nigel Cattlin / Peach leaf curl (Taprina deformans) fungal disease distortion of leaves on a young Peach tree, Berkshire, September.

John Shaw / Hybrid Poplar tree plantation in autumn (Populs sp.). Boardman Tree Farm, near Irrigon, Oregon, USA. October.

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers opening, UK, April.

Alastair MacEwen / Time-lapse of Cherry (Prunus) blossom emerging, Somerset, England, UK, April.

Andy Trowbridge / Male Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on flowering European bird cherry (Prunus padus). Southern Norway. May.

LYNN M. STONE / Golden Retriever puppy walking through snow by a small twig with berries. Big Rock, Illinois, USA, February.

LYNN M. STONE / Persian kitten (baby doll type) in strawberry basket, Illinois, USA

Nigel Cattlin / Plantation of young trees including Wild cherry (Prunus avium) and Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) with tree guards, trees to be used in woodland. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Peach (Prunus persica) tree sapling, roots and stem growing from stone, above and below ground.

Phil Savoie / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), flowers, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera),feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June