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Hackberry or Prunus padus, known as bird cherry, hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a species of cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub, 8–16 m tall, which grows south of the Arctic Circle in Britain and northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Ukraine. There are also some trees in France, Spain, Portugal, North Italy and in the Balkans. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus, which have flowers in racemes.
Uses
- The fruit of this tree is seldom used in western Europe, but is commonly eaten farther east.
- The blacks fruits of the tree can be ground down to make flour for culinary purposes.
- It was used medicinally during the Middle Ages.[clarification]
- It is also sold as an ornamental in North America as a May Day tree.[clarification needed]
