| Cherry Laurel |
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| File size | 637609 |
| Original date | 4/23/20 6:22 PM |
| Resolution | 5472 x 3648 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 135.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 7D Mark II |
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Botanical name: Prunus laurocerasus Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Synonyms: Cerasus laurocerasus, Prunus grandifolia
Synonyms: Cerasus laurocerasus, Prunus grandifolia
Cherry Laurel is an evergreen shrub or small to
medium-sized tree, growing to 5-15 m tall, rarely up to 18 m, with a
trunk up to 60 cm broad. The flower buds appear in early spring and
open in early summer in erect 7-15 cm long racemes of 30-40 flowers.
Each flower is 1 cm across, with five creamy-white petals and numerous
yellowish stamens, and with a sweet smell. The leaves are dark green,
leathery, shiny, 10-25 cm long and 4-10 cm broad, with a finely
sawtoothedd margin. The leaves can have the scent of almonds when
crushed. The fruit is a small cherry 1-2 cm broad, turning black when
ripe in early autumn. Cherry Laurel is native to SE Europe to Iran.
| Identification credit: Akhtar Malik | Photographed in Kashmir University Botanical Garden. |
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