A FLOWERING CHERRY TREE THAT PRODUCES PINK AND WHITE BLOSSOM IN THE VILLAGE OF PORTCHESTER, HANTS PIC MIKE WALKER 2010Villagers call it the one-two tree, after the double coloured flowers that appear on this flowering cherry. The spectacular tree by a roadside in the village of Portchester, Hants has produced a cascade of blossom, pink on one side and white on the other. The pink blossom is that of the flowering Kazan cherry and the white from a native wild cherry that has grafted on to the trunk of its host producing a spectacular mixture of colour and flowers Paul Johnston, Tree Officer
A FLOWERING CHERRY TREE THAT PRODUCES PINK AND WHITE BLOSSOM IN THE VILLAGE OF PORTCHESTER, HANTS PIC MIKE WALKER 2010Villagers call it the one-two tree, after the double coloured flowers that appear on this flowering cherry. The spectacular tree by a roadside in the village of Portchester, Hants has produced a cascade of blossom, pink on one side and white on the other. The pink blossom is that of the flowering Kazan cherry and the white from a native wild cherry that has grafted on to the trunk of its host producing a spectacular mixture of colour and flowers Paul Johnston, Tree Officer for Fareham Borough Council, said ‘Although grafting often occurs it is very rare that the results are this spectacular. The root stock of the wild cherry is much more vigorous and if the tree is left unattended it can overwhelm its ornamental host and in this case the result is stunning.' MIKE WALKER PICTURES, 125 THE KEEP, PORTCHESTER, HANTS, PO16 9PR TELEPHONE: 07747012287
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