Happy National Cherry Day

Cherries by Simon Costin Part of the rose family, the cherry is a delicate, fleshy fruit, originating from Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The name stems from ancient Greece and transates in Latin as 'for the birds'. A prominent symbol of Japanese culture, the blossoming cherry tree epitomises purity and earthly bliss, and a blossom infused tea is used in marriage ceremonies to symbolise good luck. When the blossom inevitably floats fro...