Sandra Bartocha / Japanese flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April

Ernie Janes / Apricot tree (Prunus ameniaca) Moorpark variety in blossom trained against a wall in walled garden, UK, March.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Riparian forest with Crack Willow (Salix fragilis), White Willow (Salix alba) and blooming Wild Cherry (Prunus avium). Bieszczady Mountains, the Carpathians, Poland, May.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ladybird on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, April

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) adult perched in Blackthorn hedgerow with insect prey for young, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Philippe Clement / Wide middle strip / central reservation between roads made into a garden with flowering Cherry (Prunus) trees and water feature, Ghent, Belgium. April 2011.

Colin Varndell / Female Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) at rest on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom. Dorset, UK April

Andy Sands / Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) singing, perched on branch of Cherry (Prunus sp.) blossom, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March

Colin Varndell / Close up of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Spring, Dorset, UK

Aflo / N-17104 Cherry blossom at sunrise {Prunus sp} Japan.

Niall Benvie / Photograph of Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa) manipulated and text added to represent illustrated book page. Scotland, UK, July

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Lichens growing on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) near Zadrzani village, Northern Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Alan Williams / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) male singing perched on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Essex, UK, May

Philippe Clement / Colourful tulips (Tulipa sp.) and Japanese cherry tree (Prunus serrulata) blossom in flower garden of Keukenhof, the Netherlands, April 2009

Philippe Clement / Japanese cherry tree (Prunus serrulata) blossom, the Netherlands, April 2009

Andy Sands / Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) in full song among Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Scott Leslie / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in cherry tree blossoms, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in cherry tree blossoms, Nova Scotia, Canada

Philippe Clement / Orchard with Cherry trees blossoming (Prunus avium), Haspengouw, Belgium

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, close up of single flower, Spain

Nature Production / Wild Cherry blossom {Prunus Cerasus jamasakura} Tokyo, Japan

Simon Colmer / Bird cherry (Prunus padus) buds in winter, UK

Mike Wilkes / Male Blackbird eating sloes (Blackthorn berries) UK - seed dispersal

David Tipling / Syrian Plum used for making limesticks, to catch migratory birds for ambelopoulia a traditional dish of songbirds, Cyprus, September 2011

Nick Upton / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) hovering to feed from Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Wiltshire, UK, April.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). Detail of leaves and fruit. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Cherry trees flowering in orchard, Montllober Area, Lleida Province, Spain, March

Juan Manuel Borrero / Cherry tree orchard (Prunus sp)in blossom, Montllober Area, Lleida Province, Spain, March

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond tree (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in spring surrounded by flowers, Serra Llarga, Lleida Province, Spain, April

Loic Poidevin / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) with sloe berries. French Pyrenees, September.

Andy Sands / Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding on nectar from Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March

Gary K. Smith / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) male perched on Blackthorn in flower, Norfolk, UK, April

Sandra Bartocha / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers, Germany, April

Kerstin Hinze / Aerial view of forest with white flowering wild Cherry Trees (Prunus) in spring. Elm, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe, April 2012.

Kerstin Hinze / White flowering Wild Cherry (Prunus sp.) trees in forest in spring. Elm, Lower Saxony, Germany, April 2012.

Tom Vezo / Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) tree, Long Island, New York

Ernie Janes / Pink cherry blossom (Prunus cerasifera nigra) close up of flowers against blue sky, UK, March

Ernie Janes / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowing along country lane, Salthouse Heath, Norfolk, UK, April.

Ernie Janes / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowering, Salthouse Heath, Norfolk, UK, April.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Box of plums picked by volunteers, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Box of plums picked by volunteers, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Volunteers harvesting plums, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Box of plums picked by volunteers, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, October 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Child carrrying punnet of plums, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, October 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Volunteers with plum harvest, Old Sleningford Farm, a community Farm and 2009 winner of the Nidderdale AONB Conservation Award, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September. Model released. 2020VISION Book...

MYN / John Tiddy / Meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) harvesting nectar from non floral nectaries on a cherry tree, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, February. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) harvesting nectar from non floral nectaries on a cherry tree, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, February. meetyourneighbours.net project

Colin Varndell / Wild / Sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium) blossom, UK, March

Ross Hoddinott / Blackthorn berries / sloes (Prunus spinosa) Bossington, Somerset, UK, August.

Jouan & Rius / Cherries (Prunus sp) arranged around home made cherry jam in jars, France. June

Jouan & Rius / Cherries (Prunus sp) arranged around home made cherry jam in jars, France June

Jouan & Rius / Cherries bottled in alcohol (Prunus sp) France

Rob Cousins / Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossom, Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, UK, April

Rob Cousins / Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossom, Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Landscape view of RSPB's Hope Farm reserve showing Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) crop growing with winter stubble in the foreground and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) hedgerow in blossom in the backgrou...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Landscape view of RSPB's Hope Farm reserve showing Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) crop growing with winter stubble in the foreground and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) hedgerow in blossom in the backgrou...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Mature hedgerow with Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) in flower, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April

Colin Varndell / Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) twig showing swelling buds in mid-winter. Dorset, UK, January.

Colin Varndell / Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) twig showing swelling buds in mid-winter. Dorset, UK, January.

Colin Varndell / Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) in blossom. Dorset, UK, April.

Jonathan Harrod / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) on cherry blossom in spring, Christchurch, New Zealand

Kerstin Hinze / Dwarf Russian almond tree in flower (Prunus tenella), cultivataed in Botanical Garden Brunswick, Germany

Alex Hyde / Blackthorn fruit 'sloes' (Prunus spinosa) close up of fruit, Derbyshire, UK, October.

Kerstin Hinze / Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) feeding in blackthorn / sloe bush (Prunus spinosa) at night, Lower Saxony, Germany,

Colin Varndell / Sloe / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) berries, Dorset, UK, September

Gary K. Smith / Selection of edible hedgerow fruits in baskets and trugs, Crab apples (Malus sp), Elderberries (Sambucus sp), Sloes (Prunus spinosus), Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus), Rosehips (Rosa sp) and Hawthorn...

Adrian Davies / Windfall Victoria plums from plum tree (Prunus domestica), UK, July

Colin Varndell / Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) at rest on Blackthorn (prunus spinosa) blossom. Dorset, UK, April.

Doug Wechsler / Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) in sand dunes. Higbee Beach, New Jersey, USA, May.

Ross Hoddinott / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom. North Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers close up with background of blossom. Cornwall, UK, April.

Ernie Janes / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched amongst Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, UK

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Riparian forest with Crack Willow (Salix fragilis), White Willow (Salix alba) and blooming Wild Cherry (Prunus avium). Bieszczady Mountains, the Carpathians, Poland, May.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small bug (unidentified) on Blackthorn {Prunus spinosa} with sloes forming, wildlife rich hedgerows, Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Gary K. Smith / Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) in full blossom in hedgerow. Norfolk, England, April.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Somerset Levels, England, UK, April

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa), Somerset Levels, England, UK, April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), adult on blooming peach tree (Prunus persica). New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, February.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor atricristatus) adult on blossoming peach tree (Prunus persica). New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, February.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) adults on blooming peach tree (Prunus persica). New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, February.

Ernie Janes / Autumn berries of Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) UK

Ernie Janes / Autumn berries of Guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) UK

Alan Williams / Female Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) perched in tree in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Ernie Janes / Sloe berries / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and red Pyracanthus berries, UK

Adrian Davies / Wild / Sweet Cherry / Gean (Prunus avium) blossom in spring. UK, April.

Adrian Davies / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowering. UK, April.

Philippe Clement / Wide middle strip / central reservation between roads made into a garden with flowering Cherry (Prunus) trees and water feature, Ghent, Belgium. April 2011.

Nature Production / Cherry blossom (Prunus sp) petals on water, Japan

Marie Read / Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) adult male perched amid flowering cherry (Prunus sp). California, USA, March.

Nature Production / Wild Cherry tree (Prunus / Cerasus jamasakura) blowing in the wind, Kochi, Japan, April

Nature Production / Wild Cherry tree (Prunus / Cerasus jamasakura) blowing in the wind, Kochi, Japan, March

Nature Production / Wild Cherry (Prunus / Cerasus jamasakura) flower bud (on left) and leaf bud (on right) in winter, Kyushu, Japan

Nature Production / Cherry tree branch (Prunus / Cerastes sp) flower buds opening in early spring, March, Shiga, Japan, flowering sequence 3/9

Nature Production / Rice field with Sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) on edge of woodland, Shiga, Japan, mid-April, fixed-point sequence 4/17

Nature Production / Cherry tree branch (Prunus / Cerastes sp) after the flowers have faded and leaves have emerged, April, Shiga, Japan, flowering sequence 9/9

Nature Production / Cross section of Wild Cherry (Prunus / Cerasus jamasakura) flower bud (on left) and leaf bud (on right) in winter, Kyushu, Japan