In a clearing along the path of the Valley of the Oaks, near the Chรชne Lienard, there stands a fine Bird Cherry, ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ . It is often associated with rivers and streams, and that is where the species name likely finds its root. The river Po, which runs across northern Italy, was known in Latin as Padus.
Nothing to do with Teletubbies.
It is adaptable though, and here there is no water nearby. With space and light, it has grown into a fine specimen, unlike some of its brethren, scragglier denizens of understory and hedgerow.
Another of our native cherries is ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐, the Wild Cherry. Do not let a little Latin lead you up the wrong path. โAviumโ certainly means โof the birdโ, but this is not the Bird Cherry, which is ๐. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ . It is likely that, from antiquity, it was noted that birds favoured the fruit of the wild cherry, and so it was named for that.