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This tree has been in decline for the last 10 years, it got a hard prune and never really came back from it. Anyway about 18months ago I was shredding a load conifer branches and spread the mulch around the base and general area.
I'm not sure if this years flower display is a last huzzah or the mulch has given the tree a pep.

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How old is the tree? They are not long lived. Some only 20 years and few getting older than 40 years. We have a few flowering cherries in different stages of life. We do actively feed them though.
 
It’s been a very good spring for the cherries. Our’s was a picture two weeks ago, as was the plum but are both over now. The apple trees are currently in full blossom.
Wallace, what are the flowers in the foreground?
 
AJB Temple said:
How old is the tree? They are not long lived. Some only 20 years and few getting older than 40 years. We have a few flowering cherries in different stages of life. We do actively feed them though.
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According to the old couple I bought the place off. They were the second tennents, the first one was a coucillors daughter who got the best biggest plot on the new development. The place was quite well landscaped by council workers so the stories go. I've found big stone blocks with ridges on them that came from the train station platform, so I believe the stories. In theory it could be 75, When I bought it I had to have extensive tree surveys done to allow my mortgage. I remember the guy said the cherry had been cut off at its base and what we see now is the result. It used to reach the house and overhang the road, the flower show was unreal. I thought I'd better reduce its coverage so set to with my bow saw.

Lurker said:
It’s been a very good spring for the cherries. Our’s was a picture two weeks ago, as was the plum but are both over now. The apple trees are currently in full blossom.
Wallace, what are the flowers in the foreground?
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My apple is just starting to flower, plum is in full flower. Those flowers are fake that light up at dusk. Wife cannot wait for flowers to come out so brings these out every spring.
 
We popped along to Doddington Hall a couple of weeks ago in part to see the cherry trees, they were beautiful

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Some date back to 1946 & still flowering incredibly well, more info about them here
www.doddingtonhall.com

CHERRY BLOSSOM - Doddington Hall

Spring would not be complete without stunning displays of dainty white and pink Japanese cherry blossoms. Thousands of people gather each year in Japan to view these spectacular blooms at world-famous cherry blossom festivals, however, you don’t have to travel that far for a beautiful display...
www.doddingtonhall.com www.doddingtonhall.com

They also have sweet Chestnut dating back over 450 years, you wouldn’t get many straight planks from them but they were fantastic to see still growing.

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Fake flowers 😂
Here’s me thinking you were a top class horticulturist getting flowers like that in the spring.
I bet you are not old enough to remember the flowers given away with Daz washing powder?
 
When we acquired our current house, five years ago, this was getting out of control, but I cut it back ( bit at a time over three years) and it doesn’t seem to have harmed it.
Will try to maintain its current shape and size from now on.
 

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Lurker said:
Fake flowers 😂
Here’s me thinking you were a top class horticulturist getting flowers like that in the spring.
I bet you are not old enough to remember the flowers given away with Daz washing powder?
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I used to have a few allotments and did the show veg and a few flowers when I was a kid. Im more of a make it up as I go along type of gardener.
I was a toddler when the Daz flowers were offered, I'm sure my wife would of loved them, she put some more flowers in one part and it looked like a pakistani wedding.
 
wallace said:
This tree has been in decline for the last 10 years, it got a hard prune and never really came back from it. Anyway about 18months ago I was shredding a load conifer branches and spread the mulch around the base and general area.
I'm not sure if this years flower display is a last huzzah or the mulch has given the tree a pep.

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Lovely, one of my favourites.
 
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