My cherry tree is full of blossoms and I can only hope that the tree will flower as beautifully as last year, that (unlike last year) a raging wind will not come along and knock off all the flowers before the pollinating insects get a chance to do their job, and that I will get more than a very small handful of cherries at the end of it all. One can only hope.
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| Prunus avium Stella Gisela 5 - cherry blossoms |
My cherry tree is grown in a very large pot which is sunk into the garden border. This year I have put a layer of fresh compost on the top of the old compost and placed a plastic trellis on the pot so that my cat, Alfie, will be discouraged from using it as a bird-spotting hideout (see bottom image below). He thinks I cannot see him but his blue eyes are a dead giveaway.
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| Prunus avium Stella Gisela 5 - cherry blossoms |
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| Cherry blossoms on 26 April 2014 |
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| Alfie on the cherry tree pot. |
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