Bird Cherry

Bird cherry may refer to:

  • Prunus avium
  • Prunus padus
  • Prunus pensylvanica

Famous quotes containing the words bird and/or cherry:

    “his head
    May not lie on the breast nor his lips on the hair
    Of the woman that he loves, until he dies.
    O beast of the wilderness, bird of the air,
    Must I endure your amorous cries?”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
    Is hung with bloom along the bough,
    And stands about the woodland ride
    Wearing white for Eastertide.”
    —A.E. (Alfred Edward)