Cherry Blossom – and fruit?
Finding an ornamental cherry tree bursting into blossom was jolly enough. But now spring brings a fresh surprise: a great, cloud of heavy blooms falling onto the lawn from one of the trees on the boundary with our neighbours’ garden. (Next door seem to have cut the branches down on their side. Madness).
Cherry blossom: spring's prettiest present
The sky is filled with pink fluff, and the lawn is too, and I’m wondering – might we even get fruit? Already I’ve discovered a plum tree, what seems like a small apple tree, and an odd little patch of rhurbarb just springing up out of the lawn. But cherries? Wouldn’t that be wonderful …
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