Millook there is increasing amounts of sycamore with a mixture of blackthorn ("Prunus spinosa") and hawthorn ("Crataegus monogyna") on clayey loam, and at the top invading bracken ("Pteridium aquilinum"), bramble ("Rubus fruticosus") and gorse ("Ulex europaeus"). The surrounding area is mainly agricultural. Other tree species found are alder ("Alnus glutinosa") in the wetter areas and a few small areas of wild cherry ("Prunus avium") and wild service ("Sorbus torminalis"). Aspen ("Populus tremula") and beech ("Fagus sylvatica") on old boundary hedges are presumed to be planted. Millook Millook is a deep coastal valley and hamlet in the parish of Poundstock, on the
Prunus avium in classical schools, it must once more be said that cherry trees (at least the bird cherry) existed in Italy before Lucullus, and that the famous gourmet did not need to go far to seek the species with the sour or bitter fruit. De Candolle suggests that what Lucullus brought back was a particular cultivar of "Prunus avium" from the Caucasus. The origin of cultivars of "P. avium" is still an open question. Modern cultivated cherries differ from wild ones in having larger fruit, 2–3 cm diameter. The trees are often grown on dwarfing rootstocks to keep them smaller for