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Cherry blossom

  • 28-11-2020 2:06pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭


    Hi all

    No horticulture knowledge but I’ve seen - what I think - are a a number of cherry blossom trees with flowers blooming.

    Is it not too early for this? Is it not spring for them to bloom?

    Thanks


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Reckless Abandonment


    Some are winter flowering. Prunus subhirtella. I've two of them one started this week, the other is close behind it. The great thing about them is they will flower away for ages. They aren't as showy as the spring flowering type but a lovely addition to a winter garden


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭karlitob


    Some are winter flowering. I've two of them one started this week, the other is close behind it. The great thing about them is they will flower away for ages.

    Very good. Are they a different species. As in a winter flowering species or a ‘normal’ cherry blossom. It’s very nice to see


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Reckless Abandonment


    I just edited my post Prunus subhirtella is one. Google winter flowering cherry and you'll find a few.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 667 ✭✭✭eusap


    is a cherry blossom a cherry tree, i.e. can you eat the fruit?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭macraignil


    eusap wrote: »
    is a cherry blossom a cherry tree, i.e. can you eat the fruit?


    Some cherry trees are grown more for their flowers rather than their fruit and some are known not to produce fruit. Those that do produce fruit can also have nice flowers but the taste of some cherry fruit is better than others.


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