Help identifying a tree please

It's a non-fruiting Prunus without a doubt, I've known a Prunus in my parents garden for 23 years. Their's is pink.

 

Possibly Prunus Cerasifera.....normally laden with fruit by now but mine aren't this year

 

too hot maybe? could this cause them to not fruit?

 

Or the terrible spring with no bees, only got 5 plums this year, normally laden with them.

 

We are the opposite - everything groaning with fruit - but we had such a long spring (East coast had cold Easterlies for weeks during Spring) that they flowered very late, and by then the Bees had got into their stride I guess

 

It does look like cherry. Open habit and description of blossom and autumn colour seem to fit. Is it grafted? If it was a fruit tree, (sour or sweet) you would expect it to be grafted. Also, the leaves seem a bit coarser and bigger than any I can think of. Some of the ornamental cherries don't seem to set fruits. Might be easier to identify next year when it's flowering again?

 

Definitely Prunus sp.
Note the small red dot on the leaf stalk just near the green of the leaves.
These are glands.
Sorry... I should know which Prunus but grey cells refusing to co operate.

 

Thanks so much for the suggestions! It looks closest to 'Stella' I think, apart from the lack of fruit. I'll keep an eye on it over the next 6-8 months and report back!

 

Wow Becky!
That is one huge jump from an id of Prunus ....to be able to say it is Prunus avium "Stella".
There are many named varieties of Prunus avium.... commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry, bird cherry, or gean,
To even begin a guess you need a cherry expert, really good pics of the flowers etc etc.

Prunus avium do have red glands. see...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glandes_Prunus_avium.jpg