Prunus avium

The larvae feed on Prunus avium, Salix and Populus species.

The reference to "sweet" and "sour" supports the modern view that "sweet" was Prunus avium; there are no other candidates among the cherries found.

Linnaeus then changed from a variety to a species Prunus avium in the second edition of his Flora Suecica in 1755.

It has hybridized with the introduced European Prunus avium in the Puget Sound area; the hybrid has been named as Prunus x pugetensis.

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Salix aurita, Carpinus betulus, Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Malus domestica.

The larvae feed on Crataegus species, Malus species (including Malus communis, Malus domestica, Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris) and Prunus avium.

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.

Prunus cerasus is thought to have originated as a natural hybrid between Prunus avium and Prunus fruticosa in the Caucasus Mountains, Anatolia or Eastern Europe where the two species come into contact.

The larvae feed on Prunus avium, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus cerasus, Prunus cocomilia, Prunus domestica, Prunus fruticosa, Prunus mahaleb, Prunus spinosa and Prunus tenella.

Prunus fruticosa is thought to be one of the parent species of Prunus cerasus (the Sour Cherry) by way of ancient crosses between it and Prunus avium (Wild/Sweet Cherry) in the areas where the two species overlap.

Until the 1970s, cherries were grown on the vigorous Malling F12/1, Mazzard (Prunus avium), or Maheleb (P. maheleb) rootstocks, which required much space and time before cropping began, thus the growing of cherries was not a realistic option on a garden scale.

It also contains numerous trees common to the region, including Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica, Larix decidua, Castanea sativa, Picea abies, Pinus mugo, Prunus avium, Quercus petraea, Robinia pseudoacacia, Sorbus aucuparia, and Taxus baccata.