Although "'cultivated / domesticated "'varieties of " Prunus avium " ( sweet cherry ) didn t exist in Britain or much of Europe, the tree in its "'wild "'state is native to most of Europe, including Britain.
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""'Prunus avium " "', commonly called "'wild cherry "', "'sweet cherry "', south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus and northern Iran, with a small isolated population in the western Himalaya.
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The name'cherry'also refers to the cherry tree, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus " Prunus ", as in " ornamental cherry ", " cherry blossom ", etc . "'Wild cherry "'may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside of cultivation, although " Prunus avium " is often referred to specifically by the name " wild cherry " in the British Isles.
