The house came with this weeping cherry, which was planted sometime in 1965, just after the house was built. It appears on the planting plan from that year. Each spring I think how inappropriate it is for my garden, but enjoy it nevertheless.
It doesn't appear to be in the best of health, and I continue to wonder how long it can last.
Hee Hee! You just do everything on a bigger scale than us over here! When I saw your title I imagined a little 4 ft high grafted tree in a pot - which is about the size of most weeping cherries I've ever seen, not a glorious forest tree with its party clothes on!
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Yes, it would be hard to take something like that down although I can understand your concerns. It must be a delight to enjoy while sitting in the spring sunshine though.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I think this one may have started at that size. The graft is clearly visible about 5 feet above the ground.
ReplyDeleteJean, It's a very brief enjoyment. A week at most.
ReplyDeleteI understand your consideration of its inappropriatness, but every garden needs a little bit of exotic eye candy. Just keep in mind it only blooms for a couple of weeks and it is also very old for a cherry.
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Wow, this cherry tree is amazing! I love it, it has indeed a very special shape and is a real eye catcher (when it is blooming and afterwards it disappears in the green of the other trees. Does everything have to match perfectly in a garden? I don't think so.
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Les, yes, it's an heirloom. I do enjoy it very much.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I do like the tree very much. Actually, it was blooming much more profusely last weekend than in the photos on the blog. It will probably outlast me.
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