This tree has naturalised itself in many places on the Great Orme in North Wales where it thrives so much it has become a bit invasive. The fruit, when just ripe, look like strawberries hanging from the twigs. Apart from its "strawberries" this tree has a distinctive red bark. It is native in Ireland where the two main photos were taken and probably "escaped" or bird-sown elsewhere in Great Britain.

For better photos of the flowers and fruit from the naturalised trees in the Great Orme see the large images.

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Near Torc Waterfall, County Kerry, Irish Republic 22nd May 2005

Added on 26th October 2004, updated 8th October 2008, upadted 27th Feb 2010, updated Se3 25th April 2010