Why Every Garden Needs a Cherry Tree
One small tree changes a whole garden: blossom in spring, shade in summer and a reason to look up all year.
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If you only have room for one tree, plant a cherry. It repays a small patch of soil with a week of spectacular blossom and a whole season of birdsong.
Choose the right variety
Ornamental cherries suit small gardens, while fruiting varieties need a sunny wall. Ask a local nursery which ones thrive in your soil.
Plant in autumn
Roots settle before winter and the tree wakes up with the first warm days. Water weekly through the first summer.
- Give it full sun and well-drained soil.
- Mulch, do not bury, the trunk.
- Prune only after flowering.
Enjoy the short season
Blossom lasts only days. Put a bench beneath it and make a habit of sitting there each April.
A garden is a conversation with the seasons, and a cherry tree is its loudest sentence.
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